839
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2001
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2007
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2007
Prednisolone + placebo
Prednisolone 5 mg 12 tablets per day for 5 days, tapering 2 tablets per day until day 10. Placebo 2 tablets 3 times daily for 7 days.
Valaciclovir + placebo
Valaciclovir 500 mg 2 tablets 3 times daily for 7 days. Placebo tablets 12 per day for 5 days, tapering 2 tablets per day until day 10.
Prednisolone + valaciclovir
Prednisolone 5 mg 12 tablets per day for 5 days, tapering 2 tablets per day until day 10. Valaciclovir 500 mg 2 tablets 3 times daily for 7 days.
Placebo + placebo
Placebo 5 mg 12 tablets per day for 5 days, tapering 2 tablets per day until day 10. Placebo 2 tablets 3 times daily for 7 days.
Collaborators (2)
GlaxoSmithKline
INDUSTRY
Pfizer
INDUSTRY
Uppsala University Hospital
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