Drugs / methylcobalamin
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methylcobalamin

Small molecule

Developed for
vitamin B12 deficiency · amyotrophic lateral sclerosis · autism · brain injury · carpal tunnel syndrome · chemotherapy-induced neuropathy · diabetes mellitus · diabetic polyneuropathy
+11 more · facial paralysis · hand-foot syndrome · infectious disease with sepsis · liver disorder · optic nerve disorder · peripheral neuropathy · postsurgical hypothyroidism · retinal vein occlusion · autism spectrum disorder · diabetic neuropathy · fibromyalgia
Investigated by
Eisai Inc. · Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute · BREGO Life Sciences Sdn Bhd · Al-Balqa Applied University · Anhui Provincial Hospital · First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
+29 more · First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · International Brain Research Foundation · Mayo Clinic · National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · Paropakar Matenity and Women's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal · Public Health Foundation of India · Qinghai Red Cross Hospital · Sanya People's Hospital · Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital · Shang Jin Hospital of West China Hospital,Sichuan University · Shanghai 10th People's Hospital · Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences · Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital · Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research · Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University · Tang-Du Hospital · Texas A&M University · The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School · Universiti Putra Malaysia · Universiti Sains Malaysia · University College, London · University of California, Davis · University of California, San Francisco · University of Tokushima · West China Hospital · West China Tianfu Hospital · Xijing Hospital · Yonsei University · Zhuan Zhang

Trials 20 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT05366933 Aug 2022 → Jul 2027 expected optic nerve disorder National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT02696512 Mar 2016 → Mar 2017 brain injury International Brain Research Foundation Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 22 trials
Phase 2 NCT06568185 May → Oct 2024 overdue diabetic polyneuropathy Universiti Sains Malaysia Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00699478 Apr → Sep 2008 vitamin B12 deficiency Yonsei University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/33 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT06940557 Dec 2023 → Sep 2024 carpal tunnel syndrome Universiti Putra Malaysia Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT01039792 Jan 2010 → Oct 2013 autism University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00445172 Feb 2008 → Mar 2017 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 34 trials
Phase 3 NCT07423390 Feb 2026 → Mar 2029 expected chemotherapy-induced neuropathy Qinghai Red Cross Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT07274696 Dec 2025 → Dec 2027 expected postsurgical hypothyroidism West China Hospital Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05165069 Jan 2022 → Aug 2024 overdue hand-foot syndrome Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03548311 Nov 2017 → Feb 2020 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 44 trials
Phase 4 NCT07133438 Aug 2025 → May 2027 expected retinal vein occlusion First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06220929 Jan → Dec 2024 infectious disease with sepsis, liver disorder Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01192113 Apr 2010 → May 2011 peripheral neuropathy Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00165711 Mar 2003 → ? vitamin B12 deficiency Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable5 trials
NCT06241638 Jul 2022 → Jun 2023 diabetes mellitus Al-Balqa Applied University Completed No outcome recorded
NCT04800666 Mar 2021 → Mar 2022 facial paralysis Zhuan Zhang Completed No outcome recorded
NCT03485404 Jan 2019 → Jul 2021 Xijing Hospital Terminated No outcome recorded
NCT04083560 Sep 2018 → Sep 2022 vitamin B12 deficiency Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00692315 Sep 2006 → Jun 2007 autism Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 19 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 02 trials
Phase 0 NCT07626528 Comparator Jul 2026 → Dec 2027 expected chemotherapy-induced neuropathy Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT02853942 Background Oct 2016 → Oct 2017 facial nerve disorder Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT05008042 Comparator Feb 2019 → Mar 2024 fibromyalgia Linnaeus University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 22 trials
Phase 2 NCT06813274 Background Jan → Nov 2026 expected cognitive disorder, diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy Hejiang Ye Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04372316 Comparator Dec 2017 → Jul 2020 diabetic neuropathy Peking University Third Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2/33 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT03593304 Comparator Mar → Dec 2018 acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chemotherapy-induced neuropathy Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT03167918 Background Jul 2014 → Apr 2017 type 2 diabetes mellitus Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00273650 Comparator Jul 2005 → Jun 2009 autism spectrum disorder University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 45 trials
Phase 4 NCT07344974 Comparator Feb 2026 → Feb 2027 expected breast cancer Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06985589 Background Jan → Aug 2024 herpes zoster Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05184049 Background Jan 2022 → Oct 2023 diabetes mellitus Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02923388 Comparator Oct 2016 → Jun 2018 chemotherapy-induced neuropathy Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02270749 Comparator Oct 2014 → Jun 2016 vitamin B12 deficiency Rijnstate Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable6 trials
NCT07515885 Background Sep 2025 → Dec 2028 expected herpes zoster Dexiong Han Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT06990854 Background Jul 2025 → Dec 2026 expected postherpetic neuralgia Dexiong Han Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT06643247 Background Nov 2024 → Dec 2027 expected herpes zoster First People's Hospital of Hangzhou Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT07283562 Comparator Jan 2023 → Oct 2025 sensorineural hearing loss disorder The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University Completed No outcome recorded
NCT05623384 Background Nov 2022 → Sep 2023 sudden sensorineural hearing loss Zhuan Zhang Unknown No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 11 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 43 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Methylcobalamin “Eligible mothers who give written consent will be randomised to receive either 250 mcg methylcobalamin or 50 mcg (quasi control), from enrolment to 6 months post-partum, given...” PMID 32457078 May 2020
13

“Each tablet contains 4 active ingredients as follows: Alpha lipoic acid 300mg, Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) 500mcg, Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 8mg, Vitamin B1 (thiamine) 39mg.” NCT06568185

“Vitamin B-Complex Supplement containing: 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, riboflavin 5 phosphate, pyridoxal phosphate, and methylcobalaminNCT05366933

“Vit. B12 supplements as methylcobalamin 500 µg orally once daily with Dapagliflozin 10 mg/daily orally for twelve months.” NCT06241638

Methylcobalamin (MeCbl) is a vitamin B12 analog that is necessary for the maintenance of the peripheral nervous system.” PMID 26300733 Aug 2015

“alpha lipoic acid; 300mg, methylcobalamin; 500mcg, vitamin B1; 39mg and vitamin B6; 8mg” NCT06940557

“The second group (oral B-12) received daily doses of oral methylcobalamin (1000 µg).” PMID 29931179 Jul 2018

NCT04372316

NCT07344974

NCT03548311

NCT06990854

NCT03485404

NCT00273650

NCT00692315

Known as E0302 “Exploratory analyses in our previous study (study ID #E0302-J081-761) have suggested that high-dose methylcobalamin (E0302) prolonged the overall survival of ALS patients and...” PMID 30578206 Dec 2018
1

E0302 (mecobalamin)” NCT00445172

Known as MeCbl “Methylcobalamin (MeCbl) is a vitamin B12 analog that is necessary for the maintenance of the peripheral nervous system.” PMID 26300733 Aug 2015
Known as mecobalamin “The basic treatment consisted of penciclovir 0.5g/time per day intravenously, mecobalamin 0.5mg/time three times a day orally and pregabalin 75mg/time twice a day orally for 10 days.” NCT06985589
23

“Both groups received a standard regimen (Dextran-40, Ginkgo Biloba Extract, Mecobalamin, and Yufeng Ningxin Dripping Pills).” NCT07283562

“All participants will receive Valacyclovir Hydrochloride tablets and Mecobalamin tablets.” NCT06643247

NCT00699478

NCT05008042

NCT01192113

NCT07274696

NCT05623384

NCT00445172

NCT07133438

NCT05165069

NCT03167918

NCT05184049

NCT07515885

NCT06220929

NCT02853942

NCT00165711

NCT07423390

NCT04800666

NCT03593304

NCT02923388

NCT06813274

NCT03983200

NCT07626528

Known as Mecobalamin Tablets “Pharmacotherapy:① Pregabalin ( Lyrica™ ,Pfizer Inc. America) ② Methylcobalamin ( Mecobalamin tablets, Weicai (China) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, China)” NCT06990854
1

Mecobalamin Tablets, nerve nutrition (0.5 mg bid, PO): treatment.” NCT03167918

Known as methylB12 “Battery of medications provided through a 12-week schedule including: Minocycline, Lamotrigine, Flumazenil, Modafinil, Bromocriptine, Donepezil, Methylphenidate, Methyl B12,...” NCT02696512
3

“Methylcobalamin (methylB12)” NCT07344974

“Methylcobalamin (methylB12)” NCT00692315

NCT01039792

Known as Vit B12 “Vitamin B12 and Dapagliflozin group (Experimental group) received Vit. B12 supplements as methylcobalamin 500 µg orally once daily with Dapagliflozin 10 mg/daily orally for...” NCT06241638
1

“Evaluation of the Efficiacy of Mecobalamine (Vit B12) in the Treatment of Long-term Pain in Women Diagnosed With Fibromyalgia” NCT05008042

Known as vitamin B12 Vitamin B12 and Dapagliflozin group (Experimental group) received Vit. B12 supplements as methylcobalamin 500 µg orally once daily with Dapagliflozin 10 mg/daily orally for...” NCT06241638
2

“The study is a randomised, placebo-controlled, single-blind, clinical trial with two parallel groups which are administered mecobalamin (vitamin B12) or placebo over 12 weeks.” PMID 36997252 Mar 2023

“Each tablet contains 4 active ingredients as follows: Alpha lipoic acid 300mg, Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) 500mcg, Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 8mg, Vitamin B1 (thiamine) 39mg.” NCT06568185

Modality Other / unclassified “daily nutraceutical supplement containing bioactive B vitamins” NCT05366933
Modality Small molecule CHEMBL4297672
Route Subcutaneous “administered subcutaneously” NCT00273650