Effectiveness of press needle and electroacupuncture in acupuncture treatment of postherpetic neuralgia: a matched propensity score analysis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: postherpetic neuralgia; acupuncture; electroacupuncture; propensity score

• Registration Number: TCTR20190211004
• Lead Sponsor: none

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2018-05-31
• Study Start: 2019-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 243

Inclusion Criteria

postherpetic neuralgia patients with pain VAS score ≥ 3 consulted for and received acupunctured treatment during January 2010 †December 2017 were retrieved.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients visited less than 2 appointed treatment sessions, receiving concurrent alternative treatment e.g. cupping method, co-intervention of both needle types and incomplete record of pain VAS scores were excluded from study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain scores before and after treatment in each acupuncture treatment session. VAS

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
none none none