# Efficacy of Haloperidol vs. Metoclopramide for Treatment of Acute Headaches and Migraines in the Emergency Department

> **NCT02972502** · PHASE4 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **OhioHealth** · enrollment: 66 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Headache, Migraine

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Metoclopramide
- **DRUG:** Haloperidol
- **OTHER:** Normal Saline
- **DRUG:** Diphenhydramine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02972502
- **Lead sponsor:** OhioHealth
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2014-02
- **Primary completion:** 2017-04-24
- **Final completion:** 2017-04-24
- **Target enrollment:** 66 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** PI lapsed institutional training
- **Last updated:** 2018-10-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02972502

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02972502, "Efficacy of Haloperidol vs. Metoclopramide for Treatment of Acute Headaches and Migraines in the Emergency Department". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02972502. Licensed CC0.

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