Health Condition 1: G00-G99- Diseases of the nervous system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: nil: nil
Sponsors
University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient should have a diagnosis of PHN with evident hyperalgesia and allodynia confined to mid thoracic and lower thoracic dermatomes patient should have had pain for at least 12 weeks after healing of rash Pain intensity =4 on 10cm visual analogue scale (VAS) Patients willing to participate according to the protocol
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with history of neurological intervention for PHN. Evidence of other sources of pain that may confound the diagnosis. Known history of taking pregabalin or any other drug for the treatment of PHN in past 4 weeks. Patients with past history of myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis and vasculitis. Patients with recent history of surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For the Hindi version of Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory internal consistency, Cronbachs alpha coefficient, intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), 95% confidence interval sensitivity specificity positive predictive value negative predictive value shall be calculatedTimepoint: At the baseline after 3hours & at the end of 4th week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compile & analyze the receiver operative characteristic (ROC) for assessing the accuracy of Hindi version of NPSI to differentiate neuropathic pain from non-neuropathic pain.Timepoint: At the baseline, after 3hours & at the end of 4th week | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ashok Kumar
University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital
Outcome results
None listed