ArticleThe Korean journal of pain2018
A randomized, open labeled study comparing the serum levels of cobalamin after three doses of 500 mcg vs. a single dose methylcobalamin of 1500 mcg in patients with peripheral neuropathy.
Article in The Korean journal of pain, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Infusion Therapy in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Pooled it
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- Pain Fluctuations of Women with Subacute Herpetic Neuralgia During Local Methylcobalamin in Combination with Lidocaine Treatment: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2023Trial
- Methylcobalamin as a candidate for chronic peripheral neuropathic pain therapy: review of molecular pharmacology actiona.The Korean journal of pain · 2024Review
- Effects of Nutraceutical Compositions Containing Rhizoma Gastrodiae or Lipoic Acid in an In Vitro Induced Neuropathic Pain Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Deciphering pain: molecular mechanisms and neurochemical pathways-challenges and future opportunities.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024Review
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Painful Peripheral Neuropathy.Current treatment options in neurology · 2019Review
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundVitamin B12 deficiency has been associated with peripheral neuropathy, loss of sensation in the peripheral nerves, and weakness in the lower extremities. Methylcobalamin is the most effective analogue of vitamin B12 used to treat or prevent the complications associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. The current study aimed to compare the serum cobalamin levels after administration of two different regimes of methylcobalamin in peripheral neuropathy patients.
methodsThe present study was a prospective, randomized, comparative study. The study consisted of two parallel groups, group A (methylcobalamin 500 µg injection intramuscularly three times a week) and group B (methylcobalamin 1500 µg injection intramuscularly once a week). A control group of healthy volunteers was also included.
resultsA total of 24 patients (12 in each group) were included in the study. Five healthy volunteers were also included as a control in each group. At the end of treatment, serum cobalamin levels were significantly (
conclusionsThe 500 µg methylcobalamin thrice weekly regime is more effective in increasing the serum cobalamin levels as compared to the 1500 µg methylcobalamin once weekly regime.
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