Herpes Zoster Neuralgia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients over 50 years old with cervical, thoracic or lumbar herpes zoster neuralgia, with a course of 1-4 months; 2. Mainly persistent pain, VAS >4; 3. Poor drug treatment, or difficult to tolerate side effects; 4. Patients could describe symptoms well and follow the instructions for PainVision; 5. Patients agree to stop using pain medication before VAS and PainVision measurements; 6. Patients accepted short-term spinal cord stimulation or pulsed radiofrequency when necessary
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Surgical contraindications such as infection, coagulopathy, severe spinal deformity, severe liver or kidney failure and serious heart or brain diseases; 2. Severe anxiety and depression; 3. SHN has been treated with minimally invasive surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Degree;VAS; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University