Facial Neuralgia clinical trials

The registry lists 28 studies for Facial Neuralgia across more than 10 countries. 8 are recruiting or about to start. 19 of them are mainly about Facial Neuralgia (how this is decided). Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-03. Counting its narrower condition Trigeminal Neuralgia too: 166 studies, 52 open.

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Status

Completed: 14
Status unknown: 5
Recruiting: 5
Not yet recruiting: 2
Enrolling by invitation: 1
Withdrawn: 1

Phase

Phase 2: 3
Early Phase 1: 1
Phase 1: 1
Phase 3: 1

Where

Turkey: 7
Egypt: 5
United States: 4
Taiwan: 2
Italy: 1
Poland: 1

Who runs them

Cairo University (3) · Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (2) · Ufuk University (2) · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) (1) · FARO T. OWIESY, M.D (1) · University Magna Graecia (1) · Istanbul University (1) · Mardin Artuklu University (1)

What is being tested here

Drugs under test in Facial Neuralgia studies, those with the most open studies first. Medicines only given beside them are not counted. How drugs are counted

Drug	Open	Phase 3	All
Lidocaine	3	0	3
Sodium Bicarbonate	1	0	1
Bupivacaine	1	0	1
Steroids	1	0	1
Botulinum toxin type A	0	0	1
Botulinum Toxins	0	0	1
Dextromethorphan	0	0	1
Zinc Supplement	0	0	1
Lidocaine Topical	0	1	1

Drug classes tested here Local anesthetics 4 open

Coming up

0phase 3 studies under way

3studies finish main data collection within a year

Studies recruiting or running, from their records. “Main data collection” ends at the primary completion date, the sponsor’s own estimate, which often moves.

All 3

Nov 2026Dry Needling and Low-Level Laser Microcurrent Electrical Stimulation for Myofascial Pain Syndrome · Udayana University
Feb 2027Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision · Cairo University
Apr 2027Evaluation of the Effect of Adding Sodium Bicarbonate to Lidocaine in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome · Cairo University

Who these studies take

Of the 5 Facial Neuralgia studies recruiting now, 0 (0%) set no upper age limit and 4 (80%) stop at 75 or younger. 1 (20%) take children under 18. 0 (0%) are for women only and 0 (0%) for men only; 0 (0%) take healthy volunteers.

Recruiting studies that take each age, of 5
Age	Women	Men
10	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
18	3 (60%)	3 (60%)
30	4 (80%)	4 (80%)
40	4 (80%)	4 (80%)
50	3 (60%)	3 (60%)
65	3 (60%)	3 (60%)
75	1 (20%)	1 (20%)
85	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Across all 28 studies, recruiting or not: 68% stop at 75 or younger and 57% at 65; 21% take children; 11% are for women only and 0% for men only; 25% take healthy volunteers. From each study’s registry entry; the criteria on its page decide.

What changed recently

From the registry's own updates since Oct 13, 2026.

Started recruiting1

Evaluation of the Effect of Adding Sodium Bicarbonate to Lidocaine in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain SyndromeOct 21, 2026NCT07572994

Newly registered1

Focused Versus Multi-Target Trigger Point Injection for Chronic Myofascial Neck PainOct 15, 2026NCT07876739

Studies

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