Laser therapy may speed up Bell's palsy recovery
NCT ID NCT07519421
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study compares how different laser frequencies affect nerve recovery in people with Bell's palsy, a condition that causes sudden facial paralysis. Researchers will measure nerve signals in the face before and after treatment. The goal is to find which laser setting works best to ease symptoms and improve facial function.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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104 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Eighty subjects from both genders diagnosed with Bell's palsy will be recruited through direct referrals from their independent physician's neurology department. 2. Subjects aged 18 and above from all genders 3. Unilateral Bell's palsy either on the right or left side. 4. The Facial disability index will be used for assessment and progression of Bell's palsy before and after treatment protocol. 5. Patients will on level II, III, IV and V of House-Brackmann scale. Exclusion Criteria: 1. We will exclude patients who had central nervous system pathology, sensory loss over the face, or recurrence of facial palsy. 2. Upper motor neuron fascial nerve palsy. 3. Any infant or child (\<18 years). 4. Bilateral Facial nerve palsy 5. Severe hypertension (Blood pressure more than 200/120 mmHg).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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outpatient clinic, Department of physical therapy at King Fahd Hospital in Almadinah Almunawwarah.
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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