Efficacy and Safety of Oral Antiviral Therapy for Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBeijing Tiantan Hospital

About this trial

This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial. A total of 165 patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia will be enrolled and randomly divided into three groups at a 1:1:1 ratio. The aim is to compare the efficacy and safety of conventional carbamazepine monotherapy, carbamazepine combined with oral antiviral therapy, and carbamazepine combined with anti-inflammatory therapy in pain relief, quality of life improvement and adverse event profiles.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Diagnosed with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia according to standard clinical criteria.

No secondary etiology confirmed by cranial imaging.

No severe systemic disease or immune system disease.

Voluntary participation and signed informed consent.

Disqualifiers

Secondary trigeminal neuralgia of any cause.

Active herpes zoster infection recently.

Severe hepatic or renal insufficiency or contraindications to study drugs.

Unable to complete questionnaire evaluation independently.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Intervention:Drug: Carbamazepine
  • Intervention:Drug: Carbamazepine + Acyclovir
  • Intervention:Drug: Carbamazepine + Celecoxib

Treatment groups

165 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Lead sponsor

Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital

Collaborator