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Table 2 Trial outcomes of Studies Included in the Meta-Analysis

From: Is topiramate effective for migraine prevention in patients less than 18 years of age? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

First authors, year

Headache days per 28-day period (d), mean ± SD

PedMIDAS score, mean ± SD

≥ 50% Relative reduction in headache frequency,n(%)

Topiramate

Placebo

Topiramate

Placebo

Topiramate

Placebo

Paul Winner,2005

3.1 ± 3

2.4 ± 2.8

NA

NA

59(54.63)

23(46.94)

C. V. S. Lakshmi,2007

4.27 ± 1.95

7.48 ± 5.94

10.2 ± 6.39

23.7 ± 11.9

20(95.24)

11(55)

Donald Lewis,2009

2.4 ± 3.11

3.5 ± 3.47

NA

NA

45(64.29)

15(45.45)

Scott W.Powers,2017

4.6 ± 5.3

5.2 ± 6.5

14.4 ± 17.3

19.4 ± 20.8

72(55.38)

20(60.61)

  1. SD standard deviations, NA not available