Erector Spinae Block Versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Acute Thoracic Herpes Zoster

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-06-20
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this research is to study and compare the efficacy and safety of single injection erector spinae plane block and thoracic paravertebral block in prevention of post herpetic neuralgia in patients with acute thoracic herpes zoster.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tanta University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over 50 years of age

• Chest wall herpetic eruption of less than one week

• Moderate or severe pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusal

• Eruption more than one week duration

• Patients who will not receive appropriate anti-viral therapy

• Patients with mild pain

• Infection at the site of injection

• Patients with a history of renal, hepatic diseases, coagulopathy, steroid therapy, malignancies.

• Patient taking chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.