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Clinical efficacy and safety of duloxetine hydrochloride and amitriptyline combined with pregabalin in patients with herpes zoster neuralgia

Clinical efficacy and safety of duloxetine hydrochloride and amitriptyline combined with pregabalin in patients with herpes zoster neuralgia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100054831
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-12-28
Start date
2022-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-12-12

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Conditions

Herpes zoster neuralgia

Interventions

Duloxetine group:Duloxetine combined with pregabalin
Amitriptyline group:Amitriptyline combined with pregabalin

Sponsors

Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for herpes zoster-related pain; 2. Patients aged 18 years and above, male or female; 3. Has received antiviral therapy before admission, unsatisfactory pain control, visual pain analog scale (VAS) >= 4 points; no neurological dysfunction; 4. Those who can understand and fill in various rating scales; 5. Voluntarily sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe heart, lung and renal insufficiency; 2. Combined with coagulation dysfunction; 3. Patients with cognitive impairment or poor cooperation 4. Allergic constitution or a history of drug allergy similar to the research drug structure; 5. Patients with contraindications to the experimental drug (respiratory depression, paralytic ileus, confusion); 6. Have a history of drug use; 7. Those who are judged by the investigator to be unsuitable to participate in this trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
visual pain analog scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Neuropathic Pain Assessment Scale;Abbreviated McGill Pain Questionnaire;Pittsburgh sleep quality index, PSQI;Quality of Life Assessment Scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHuang Ying

Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University

huangy0808@nju.edu.cn+86 13655175905

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026