intratympanic steroid injection bell's palsy
Mean Aged 18 years or more.
Acute unilateral facial palsy without skin lesions which developed within a 72-hour period and is present for 21 days or less.
Moderate to severe facial palsy [House-Brackmann grade IV or greater]
Another cause of facial nerve paralysis that is not idiopathic.
Otologic disease including otitis media, temporal bone fracture, a previous history of facial nerve palsy in either side, history of otologic surgery, and suspected Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
Systemic disease including history of tuberculosis, history of head and neck cancer, other neurological disorders, recent use of ototoxic medications, liver or renal dysfunction, and other illnesses that would contraindicate the use of high-dose steroid therapy.
Pregnancy
Parallel
Corticosteroid
DrugOral steroids plus intratympanic injection
Success or failure of procedure to treat Bell's palsy
Degree of regaining function to facial nerve Unit of measurement : nerve conduction study Measurement tool :endoscopic injection by ear microscope
Click on the lead sponsor to view all of their trials.
This trial is not recruiting at the moment. You can still explore other options:
