ltrasound guided intercostal nerve block using pulsed radiofrequency in management of thoracic postherpetic neuralgia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: post-herpetic neuralgia; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000941662
• Lead Sponsor: Mohamed Y. Makharita

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-09-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients who had chest wall PHN at T2-T11 of more than 6 months duration, who had moderate and severe pain (VAS more than 30 mm).

Exclusion Criteria

patient refusal, patients with mild pain,Presence of psychiatric illness. and infection at site of injection. Patients with history of renal, hepatic diseases, coagulopathy, diabetes, steroid therapy, malignancies and patients taking chemo and/or radiotherapy will be excluded

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients will be evaluated for pain severity using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), (100 mm unmarked line in which 0 equal no pain and 100 mm means worst pain imaginable)[before the block (basal), , every 2 weeks after the procedure for 6 months and every 1 month for another 6 months. ];Quality of life[Quality of life will be evaluated using self-evaluation questionnaires (SF-36) at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analgesic consumption was assessed on a patient daily diary [before the block (basal), , every 2 weeks after the procedure for 6 months and every 1 month for another 6 months.]