Journal article
Bell's Palsy in Children (BellPIC): Protocol for a multicentre, placebo-controlled randomized trial
FE Babl, MT Mackay, ML Borland, DW Herd, A Kochar, J Hort, A Rao, JA Cheek, J Furyk, L Barrow, S George, M Zhang, K Gardiner, KJ Lee, A Davidson, R Berkowitz, F Sullivan, E Porrello, KM Dalziel, V Anderson Show all
BMC Pediatrics | BMC | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Bell's palsy or acute idiopathic lower motor neurone facial paralysis is characterized by sudden onset paralysis or weakness of the muscles to one side of the face controlled by the facial nerve. While there is high level evidence in adults demonstrating an improvement in the rate of complete recovery of facial nerve function when treated with steroids compared with placebo, similar high level studies on the use of steroids in Bell's palsy in children are not available. The aim of this study is to assess the utility of steroids in Bell's palsy in children in a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Methods/Design: We are conducting a randomised, triple-blinded, placebo controlled t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "The study is funded by a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, project grant GNT1078069.", "The PREDICT research network is funded by an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence grant GNT1058560), Canberra, Australia; the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia, the Princess Margret Hospital Foundation, Perth, Australia and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support program. FEB's time is part funded by a grant from the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. SRD's time is part funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC13/556). Aspen Australia (St Leonards NSW 2065, Australia) is providing the study drug (prednisolone and taste matched placebo) as a donation free of charge. Aspen did not sponsor the study and has no influence on study design, execution, analysis and publication." ]