First author and year and location | Study type | Age range of patients | Number of patients in control | Number of patients in treatment | Dosage of riboflavin | Severity of migraine | Decrease in frequency or duration |
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Athaillah, 2012 Indonesia | Randomised Double Blind | 12–19 years | 48 | 50 | 400 mg daily | Reduction in severity in 94% of Riboflavin Group vs 14.6% of controls after 3 months* | 0% in Riboflavin vs 38% of controls had HA more than 2 hours* |
Brujin, 2010 Netherlands | Randomised Double Blind-Cross Over | 6–13 years | 22 | 20 | 50 mg daily | Frequency 1.55/month in Riboflavin vs 1.66/month of controls (p=0.44) | Decrease in tension phenotype in favour of Riboflavin group* |
Condo, 2010 Italy | Retrospective | 8–18 years | Patients compared to baseline | 40 | 200 or 400 mg daily | Severity decreased from 2 to 1.4 after 3 months* | Frequency decreased from 23.4 to 8.9 after 3 months* |
MacLennan, 2008 Australia | Randomised Double Blind | 5–15 years | 21 children | 27 children | 200 mg daily | No difference in severity in the 2 groups | 50% decrease in 44% of riboflavin vs 67% of placebo (p=0.125) |
*P value