Bipolar pulsed radiofrequency of intercostal nerves versus paravertebral steroid injection for post-herpetic neuralgia
Phase 1
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Nervous System DiseasesAnaesthesia
- Registration Number
- PACTR202106879183788
- Lead Sponsor
- Mansoura university hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
•Age > 18 years.
•PHN at T 2 – 11 levels.
•Refractory to formal treatment according to the International Association for the Study of Pain guidelines (such as antiepileptic medicine, antidepressants, opioids and physical treatments).
•Visual analogue scale (VAS) > 3.
Exclusion Criteria
•VAS < 3.
•The presence of skin infection at injection site.
•Bleeding diathesis.
•Uncontrolled systemic comorbidities.
•Drug abuse.
•Current steroid therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of pain control.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •Pain measures by VAS <br>•Quality of life measured by SF-36 questionnaires.<br>•Procedure related side effects.<br>