Efficacy of electroacupuncture for the treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- zoster-associated pain
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2100005431
- Lead Sponsor
- Hangzhou Third People's Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Participants will be included if they (1) meet the Rome ? diagnostic criteria for PHN ;and (2)have a HZ history, and the duration persists for more than 90 days; and (3) have a Visual Analogue Scale not lower than 4; and (4) are 18–80 years old; and (5) sign the written informed consent and can fully understand the protocol.
Participants will be excluded if they (1) dont meet the inclusion criteria; and (2) suffer from Herpes Zoster which occurs in the head and perineum or which is regarded as the special type of Herpes Zoster; and (3) are pregnant or nursing; and (4) have severe heart diseases, liver, kidney and other organ damages or have other serious skin diseases; and (5) have a cardiac pacemaker; and (6) have intolerance to the study, uncooperative behavior, and the inability to finish the self-evaluation questionnaires; and (7) have participated in other clinical trials in the last 3 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method visual analogue scale;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hamilton Depression Scale;????????;Hamilton Anxiety Scale;Brief Pain Inventory;McGill Pain Questionaire;Medical Outcomes Study-Sleep Scores;