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Efficacy and safety study of continuous paravertebral block with PCA to inhibit the chronicity of herpes zoster-associated neuralgia: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial

Efficacy and safety study of continuous paravertebral block with PCA to inhibit the chronicity of herpes zoster-associated neuralgia: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300068158
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-02-09
Start date
2023-02-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

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

Conditions

herpes zoster (HZ)

Interventions

Experimental group:Continuous paravertebral nerve block
Control group:Repetitive paravertebral nerve block

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the HZ diagnostic criteria and VAS score >=40 points at treatment; 2. Aged 18-85 years; 3. Herpes lesions range from thoracic spinal nerve innervation area (T1-T12), involving no more than 4 segments, and the course of disease is 30-90 days; 4. Had not received nerve block or other minimally invasive interventional therapy before enrollment; 5. Agree to participate in the study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency, severe liver and kidney insufficiency and combined with blood system diseases; 2. There is skin damage or local infection at the puncture site; 3. Diabetic patients with poor blood glucose control (fasting blood glucose >=10.0mmol/L); 4. Patients with abnormal coagulation function; 5. Patients who are allergic to local anesthetics and other drugs used in this study or are not suitable for nerve block; 6. Pregnant and lactating patients; 7. Patients with mental illness or cognitive dysfunction who cannot fully understand the research scale; 8. Patients with a history of sleep disorders; 9. Patients with a history of opioid addiction or abuse.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain degree 1 month after treatment;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) after 2 months (duration > 90 days, VAS > 30);Visual analogue scale score (VAS);Proportion of patients with complete pain relief (VAS<=10), good sleep quality (PSQI<=10), no anxiety (PHQ-9<=4), and no depression (GAD-7<=4);Dosage of analgesic drugs and remedial drugs;Occurrence of adverse reactions and serious adverse events;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Score;The 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Score;Patient Health Questionnaire-9, PHQ-9;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactGu Nan

The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University

gunn818@126.com+86 139 9129 2113

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026