Table 1Overview of Map Characteristics

Key Question 1Key Question 2
Map 1. Benefits and Harms of Selected Interventions for Migraine Prevention: Evidence from Placebo/Sham-Controlled RCTsMap 2. What Types of Drugs and Devices have Been Studied with RCTs for Migraine Prevention?Map 3. Head-to-Head Comparisons of Drugs and Devices for Prevention
Type of RCTsPlacebo/Sham ControlledPlacebo/Sham ControlledHead-to-Head Comparisons
Criteria for interventions to be displayed in mapAll interventions of interest displayed (including those for which no placebo-/sham-controlled RCTs were identified)Only interventions assessed with placebo-/sham-controlled RCTs displayedOnly interventions assessed with head-to-head RCTs displayed
Summarizes EfficacyYesNoNo
Key Information ReportedFor each individual intervention, pooled analysis of the following::
  • Migraine reduction (migraine days per month)
  • Trial dropout due to adverse events
  • Adverse events
Number of trials and number of patients randomized displayed by the following:
  • Type of intervention (i.e. drug class)
  • Individual drugs or devices
Number of existing head-to-head comparisons for individual drugs or devices
Number of head-to-head comparisons (including dose comparisons) for individual drugs and devices

Study details for each comparison, including author, migraine type, and comparison arms (intervention and subjects per arm)

From: Drugs and Devices for Migraine Prevention: Interactive Evidence Maps

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Tsou AY, Rouse B, Bloschichak A, et al.
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