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Erector Spinae Block in Management of Herpes Zoster Pai

Not Applicable
Conditions
Herpes Zoster
Registration Number
PACTR201905893503298
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care Faculty of Medicine University of Alexandria
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Moderate pain, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) = 4
less than 5 affected dermatomes.
thoracic eruption < 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

ASA status IV, V.
coagulation abnormalities
known allergy to methylprednisolone or bupivacaine
serum creatinine = 5 mg/dL
Patients coming after = 3 months after rash healing.
chronic pain for any other reason requiring analgesia.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pain relief
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
post herpetic neuralgia;average dose of Pregabalin and Acetaminophen consumed<br>;serum interleukin-6
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