zoster
Conditions
Interventions
Group 3:basic acupuncture+fire needles
Group 4:basic acupuncture+skin-needle tapping combined wit
Control group:western medicine
Group 1:basic acupuncture
Group 2:basic acupuncture+cotton-sheet moxibustion
Sponsors
Acupuncture and Tuina College, Chengdu University of TCM
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Only those according to all of the follows will be included: 1. According to the diagnosis standard of zoster; 2. aged between 18 and 70 years old; 3. period of onset of herpes between 1 and 7 days, and with no treatment of anti-virus and anti-pain; 4. Agreeing to join the study and signing on the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those according to any one of the follows will be excluded: 1. Belongs to special types of zoster,such as ophthalmic zoster, zoster auricularis, viscera-zoster, meningo-zoster, panmeristic zoster, zoster sine eruption, etc. 2. Impregnate or lactation Female; 3. anaphylaxis or drug hypersensibility; 4. Ulotic constit; 5. Complicating with severe cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepar, nephros, hematopoietic system diseases, or sys-depletion, diabetes, cancer, psychotic, connective tissue disease, haemophile, hemorrhagic tendency; 6. Sever zoster in danger; 7. Treated with corticosteroid hormone or immune depressant in the recently 1 month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Characteristics of herpes, pain; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| tolerance to therapy, etc; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYang Yun-kuan
Outcome results
None listed