Efficacy of Prednisolone Versus Cerebrolysin in the Treatment of Bell's Palsy
- Registration Number
- NCT05821075
- Lead Sponsor
- October 6 University
- Brief Summary
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
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
- unilateral acute facial palsy of no identifiable cause
Exclusion Criteria
- 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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Cerebrolysin Cerebrolysin - Prednisolone and Cerebrolysin Cerebrolysin - Prednisolone Prednisolone - Prednisolone and Cerebrolysin Prednisolone -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method change in scores of the house Brackman grading system HB at baseline, after 1 week, after 3 week changes in scores of the Sunnybrook grading system. at baseline, after 1 week, after 3 week
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
October 6 university hospital
🇪🇬Giza, Egypt