New combo therapy may offer lasting pain control for facial nerve condition
NCT ID NCT07304453
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a combination of nucleotides and B vitamins (Nucleo CMP and Neurorubine) could provide better and longer-lasting pain relief than the standard drug carbamazepine for people with trigeminal neuralgia, a severe facial pain condition. 38 adults with classic trigeminal neuralgia were randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. The goal was to see if the new combo could control pain during treatment and keep pain away after stopping it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nucleo CMP (cytidine monophosphate) and Neurorubine (vitamins B1, B6, B12)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to manage trigeminal neuralgia pain that lasts even after stopping treatment, potentially reducing side effects from standard drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small Phase 2 trial with only 38 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination therapy may not work better than carbamazepine, and its long-term safety is not yet fully known.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: .• Age between 18-80 years * Clinical diagnosis of classical trigeminal neuralgia according to International * Headache Society (IHS) diagnostic criteria * Pain duration of at least 3 months * Baseline Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain score greater than or equal to 4 * Ability to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures * No contraindications to study medications Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary trigeminal neuralgia due to underlying pathology * Atypical facial pain or other orofacial pain conditions * Significant cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal disease * Pregnancy or lactation * Current use of anticonvulsants or other neuropathic pain medications * History of allergic reactions to study medications * Cognitive impairment preventing reliable pain assessment * Concurrent participation in other clinical trials
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oral Medicine Clinic, College of Dentistry, University of Kerbala
Karbala, Kerbala, Iraq
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