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A Retrospective analysis of Bells pasly cases in Post-COVID patients

Incidence of Bells Palsy in Post-COVID patients: A Retrospective Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/07/044352
Enrollment
1576
Registered
2022-07-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J22- Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

College Of Physiotherapy Dayananda Sagar University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. PCR confirmed COVID-19. 2. Patients diagnosed with Bellâ??s palsy within 3 months of COVID Positive. 3. Patients who had past history of Bellâ??s palsy and recurred after diagnosed with COVID-19. 4. Indian population- South Bangalore.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. COVID Negative patients. 2. Patients with Bellâ??s palsy without history of COVID. 3. Stroke. 4. Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome. 5. Brain tumor. 6. Myasthenia gravis. 7. Lyme disease. 8. Guilllain-Barre syndrome. 9. Multiple sclerosis. 10. Sarcoidosis. 11. HIV infection 12. Patients underwent Dental surgery or facial procedure. 13. Injury or trauma.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary data of Covid patients taken from Hospital recordsTimepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Contacting those Covid patients to confirm the diagnosis of Bells Palsy who were not diagnosed at hospital and also confirming the recurrence of Bells PalsyTimepoint: After Completing primary outcome

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactTasmiya Afza

College Of Physiotherapy, Dayananda Sagar University

tasmiya11afza@gmail.com07795909170

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026