herpetic neuralgia
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:spinal cord electrical stimulation
control group:pulse radiation frequency
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged > 60 years, male or female; 2. Herpes zoster was definitely diagnosed, and there were typical herpes zoster neuralgia (Practical Pain Science, Liu Yanqing, Cui Jianjun, 2013 edition). 3. The onset site of herpes zoster was thoracic and lumbar segments (T1-L5). 4. The onset time was about 1 month, but less than 4 months. 5. Pain persisted one week after three consecutive oral gabapentin doses (1800 mg/d) three times a day, and the daily average VAS (early, mid, late and before bedtime) was still more than 4 points. 6. Volunteer to participate in this study and sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Disagree with the treatment of this experiment; 2. Cannot tolerate the operation of epidural catheter/electrode; 3. Pregnant women. 4. Patients with severe heart, brain, liver and body diseases who cannot tolerate minimally invasive surgery; 5. Patients with abnormal coagulation function; 6. Patients with severe psychiatric or other illnesses who cannot correctly score pain or objectively describe symptoms; 7. Patients who cannot be followed up on schedule; 8. Allergic to related drugs and excipients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWan Chengfu
Outcome results
None listed