Clinical trial · Interventional
Corticosteroids in Prevention of Facial Palsy After Cranial Base Surgery
Assessment of Corticosteroid Effect in the Prevention of Facial Palsy After Cerebella-pontine Angle Surgery
NCT00438087CI-TRIAL-00007364completedPhase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Facial palsy after surgical removal of cranial base tumors adherent to the nerve can partly be explained by inflammation.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facial Palsy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| methylprednisolone | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- 2
- description
- placebo versus methylprednisolone
- interventionNames
- Drug: methylprednisolone
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 1
- description
- placebo versus methylprednisolone
- interventionNames
- Drug: methylprednisolone
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Assessment of the facial function at 8 days postoperative
- timeFrame
- at 8 days postoperative
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * adults patients * surgery of base crane tumors * accept to participate * having health insurance Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant woman * children * known allergy to steroids * preoperative facial palsy of grade \>2
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