postherpetic neuralgia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) PHN: There is a history of herpes zoster and the pain lasts for more than 1 month after healing of herpes lesions; (2) The pain relief was not obvious after treatment with standard analgesic drugs, and the VAS score was > 3 points, with a full score of 10; (3) 18= age =85 years old, gender is not limited; (4) Can cooperate with the evaluation of pain, sleep and other scales; (5) Exclude pain caused by other causes; (6) Voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Severe impairment of heart, lung, liver and kidney function; (2) Psychiatric disorders: such as schizophrenia, depression, history of chronic analgesic medication, history of alcoholism, opioid dependence, or inability to understand visual analog scores; (3) Endocrine system diseases: pituitary tumor, severe diabetes, hypercortisolism, pheochromocytoma, etc (4) Patients who had received spinal cord electrical stimulation before admission; (5) The nerve in the affected area has been damaged before; (6) Other treatment methods after discharge; (7) Pregnant woman or puerpera ; (8) Lost visitors.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analogue scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality-of-recovery 15;mean arterial pressure;heart; | — |
Countries
CHINA
Contacts
Department of Pain, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University