A randomised controlled trial of the use of aciclovir and/or prednisolone for the early treatment of Bell's palsy: the BELLS study

F. M. Sullivan; I. R. C. Swan; P. T. Donnan; J. M. Morrison; Blair Smith; B. McKinstry; R. J. Davenport; L. D. Vale; J. E. Clarkson; R. Hernandez; K. Stewart; V. Hammersley; S. Hayavi; A. McAteer; D. Gray; F. Daly

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A randomised controlled trial of the use of aciclovir and/or prednisolone for the early treatment of Bell's palsy: the BELLS study

F. M. Sullivan (Lead / Corresponding author)
, I. R. C. Swan
, P. T. Donnan
, J. M. Morrison
, Blair Smith
, B. McKinstry
, R. J. Davenport
, L. D. Vale
, J. E. Clarkson
, R. Hernandez
, K. Stewart
, V. Hammersley
, S. Hayavi
, A. McAteer
, D. Gray
, F. Daly

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Abstract

To determine whether oral prednisolone or aciclovir, used separately or in combination, early in the course of Bell's palsy, improves the chances of recovery at 3 and 9 months.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	iii-iv, ix-xi 1-130
Number of pages	121
Journal	Health Technology Assessment
Volume	13
Issue number	47
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3310/hta13470
Publication status	Published - Oct 2009

Keywords

HERPES-SIMPLEX VIRUS
MULTIPLE IMPUTATION
EPIDEMIOLOGY
CARE

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Sullivan, F. M., Swan, I. R. C., Donnan, P. T., Morrison, J. M., Smith, B., McKinstry, B., Davenport, R. J., Vale, L. D., Clarkson, J. E., Hernandez, R., Stewart, K., Hammersley, V., Hayavi, S., McAteer, A., Gray, D., & Daly, F. (2009). A randomised controlled trial of the use of aciclovir and/or prednisolone for the early treatment of Bell's palsy: the BELLS study. Health Technology Assessment, 13(47), iii-iv, ix-xi 1-130. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta13470

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A randomised controlled trial of the use of aciclovir and/or prednisolone for the early treatment of Bell's palsy: the BELLS study

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