Efficacy of Prednisolone Versus Cerebrolysin in the Treatment of Bell's Palsy

Recruiting now · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Bell Palsy

In brief

Bell's palsy, a peripheral facial nerve paresis, is the most common disorder of the facial nerve and one of the most common mononeuropathies. Many patients with Bell's palsy will develop some complications such as synkinesis, crocodile tears and 'sweating' of the ear while eating Commonly used medications to treat Bell's palsy is Corticosteroids Cerebrolysin stimulates the regeneration of the nervous tissue with protective action we aim to study the efficacy of cerebrolycin in Bell's palsy

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05821075

Run by

October 6 University

People needed

90

Starts

2023-08-24

Expected to finish

2026-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• unilateral acute facial palsy of no identifiable cause

You may not qualify if…

• Recurrent facial Bell's palsy
• Pregnancy
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Severe hypertension,
• Renal or hepatic disease,
• Gastric or duodenal ulcer
• presence of acute otitis media or ipsilateral chronic otitis
• Recent head injury,
• psychiatric disease
• If there is any contraindications for corticosteroids

Where it is running

• October 6 university hospital — Giza, Egypt (enrolling)

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