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

Sullivan, FM; Swan, IRC; Donnan, PT; Morrison, JM; Smith, BH; McKinstry, B; Davenport, RJ; Vale, LD; Clarkson, JE; Hernández, R; Stewart, K; Hammersley, V; Hayavi, S; McAteer, A; Gray, D; Daly, F

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Study supports the early use of oral prednisolone in Bell's palsy as an effective and cost-effective treatment, and shows no effect for aciclovir, either alone or in combination with steroids

FM Sullivan, IRC Swan, PT Donnan, JM Morrison, BH Smith, B McKinstry, RJ Davenport, LD Vale, JE Clarkson, R Hernández, K Stewart, V Hammersley, S Hayavi, A McAteer, D Gray & F Daly.

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FM Sullivan ^1,^*, IRC Swan ², PT Donnan ³, JM Morrison ⁴, BH Smith ⁵, B McKinstry ⁶, RJ Davenport ⁷, LD Vale ^8,⁹, JE Clarkson ¹⁰, R Hernández ⁹, K Stewart ¹¹, V Hammersley ⁶, S Hayavi ⁴, A McAteer ⁵, D Gray ⁵, F Daly ³

¹ Scottish School of Primary Care, University of Dundee, , UK
² Department of Otolaryngology, University of Glasgow, , UK
³ Community Health Sciences, University of Dundee, , UK
⁴ Division of Community Based Sciences, University of Glasgow, , UK
⁵ Centre of Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, , UK
⁶ Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, , UK
⁷ Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, , UK
⁸ Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, , UK
⁹ Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, , UK
¹⁰ Dental Health Services Research Unit, University of Dundee, , UK
¹¹ St John’s Hospital, Livingston, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: f.m.sullivan@cpse.dundee.ac.uk

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