Efficacy of intravenous versus oral high-dose vitamin C on patients with postherpetic neuralgia: a prospective 4-week, randomized, open-label, controlled clinical trial.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- postherpetic neuralgia
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000011367
- Lead Sponsor
- Chi Mei Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients were excluded if blood level of uric acid was higher than 7.0
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional,observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The changes in plasma ascorbate concentrations compared to the baseline-ascorbate concentrations after intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The changes in daily average scales of spontaneous pain on the 11-point NRS measurement and the response rates after intervention