Overview

Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Tender Point Infiltration (TPI) for Acute and Subacute Zoster Associated Pain

Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Trial end date:
2027-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Herpes zoster (HZ) is a skin infection disease which cause severe zoster-associated pain (ZAP) along sensory nerve in the corresponding segment. Evidence for the efficacy of existing local therapies for acute/subacute ZAP is limited. The hypothesis is that patients with acute/subacute ZAP treated with TPIs with local anesthetic and steroids under the basis of standard treatment will show better clinical outcomes compared with subjects treated with standard antiviral medicine treatment only.
Phase:
NA
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Treatments:
Analgesics