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Efficacy of ultrasound-guided dorsal root ganglion pulsed radiofrequency for residual pain after spinal cord stimulation in herpes zoster associated pain

Efficacy of ultrasound-guided dorsal root ganglion pulsed radiofrequency for residual pain after spinal cord stimulation in herpes zoster associated pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400084515
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-05-20
Start date
2023-10-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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

Conditions

Herpes zoster associated pain

Interventions

Sponsors

The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) The patient was diagnosed with postherpetic neuralgia; (2) After antiviral treatment, neurotrophic treatment and symptomatic treatment, the pain was poorly controlled, and the visual analogue scale (VAS) score was still > gt; 4 points; (3) Herpes zoster distributed in the neck, chest, back, waist and lower limbs, and all of them involved unilateral nerves. (4) There was no contraindication related to surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Spinal cord electrical stimulation puncture site infection; (2) having psychological disorders; (3) coagulation dysfunction; (4) malignant tumors; (5) severe cardiopulmonary and renal dysfunction; (6) history of severe pruritus or allergic constitution; (7) spinal tuberculosis and tumor; (8) previous history of allergy to local anesthetics; (9) patients unable to communicate and tolerate surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VAS score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
response rate;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHaocheng Zhou

The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

782525578@qq.com+86 158 7429 4813

Outcome results

None listed

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