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The Effect of Pulsed Radio Frequency on Intercostal Nerve or Dorsal Root Ganglion in the Treatment of Thoracic Postherpetic Neuralgia: a Retrospective Study

The Effect of Pulsed Radio Frequency on Intercostal Nerve or Dorsal Root Ganglion in the Treatment of Thoracic Postherpetic Neuralgia: a Retrospective Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100044176
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-03-12
Start date
2021-03-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-08-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Postherpetic neuralgia

Interventions

DRG group:Pulsed radiofrequency
ICN group:Pulsed radiofrequency

Sponsors

Xuehua Huang
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were the following: (1) pain duration > 1 month; (2) thoracic herpes zoster infection; (3) age > 60 years; and (4) VAS score > 4 after conservative treatment (including oral medication and physiotherapy).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were: (1) history of cancer; (2) systemic immune?disease; (3) incomplete 3-month follow-up data; (4) receiving epidural catheter therapy or spinal cord electrical stimulation within 3 months after the PRF treatments; (5) receiving two or more times of PRF treatments.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VAS;SF-36;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXuehua Huang

Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

huangxuehua1324@163.com+86 17369399353

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 22, 2026