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Efficacy of Prednisolone Versus Cerebrolysin in the Treatment of Bell's Palsy
Sponsor: October 6 University
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
Official title: Comparative Study Between Prednisolone, Cerebrolysin in the Treatment of Bell's Palsy
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2023-08-24
Completion Date
2026-02
Last Updated
2025-07-31
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Prednisolone
prednisolone 60mg tablet once daily for 5 days then tapering dose
Cerebrolysin
intramuscular Cerebrolysin 10 mg daily for 3 weeks
Locations (1)
October 6 university hospital
Giza, Egypt