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NCT05821075
Comparative Study Between Prednisolone, Cerebrolysin in the Treatment of Bell's Palsy
Phase 1/Phase 2 trial testing Prednisolone in Bell Palsy in 90 participants. Currently enrolling.
1 January 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | October 6 University |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 1/Phase 2 |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 90 |
| Start date | 24 August 2023 |
| Primary completion | 1 January 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 1 February 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across Egypt |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Prednisolone — full drug profile →
- Cerebrolysin — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Bell Palsy — all drugs for Bell Palsy →
Sponsor
October 6 University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 60, any sex, with Bell Palsy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
What's being measured
Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.
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change in scores of the house Brackman grading system HB
Time frame: at baseline, after 1 week, after 3 week -
changes in scores of the Sunnybrook grading system.
Time frame: at baseline, after 1 week, after 3 week
Sponsor's own description
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
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05821075 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by October 6 University
- Last refreshed: 28 July 2025
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