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Clinical Observation on the Treatment of herpes zoster with "specimen and acupoint combination" acupuncture

Clinical Observation on the Treatment of herpes zoster with "specimen and acupoint combination" acupuncture

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500106201
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-07-21
Start date
2025-07-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Herpes zoster

Interventions

Control group:Take valacyclovir hydrochloride Dispersible tablets orally
Observation Group:The "specimen with acupoint" acupuncture method combined with oral administration of valacyclovir hydrochloride dispersible tablets.

Sponsors

Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the above diagnostic specifications for herpes zoster; 2. Age between 18 and 70 years old, gender is not limited; 3. Time of damage (defined as the time of appearance of erythema, papules or blisters) 1-7 days; 4. Those who voluntarily sign the informed consent form; 5. No antiviral therapy or pain relief treatment has been used since the onset of the disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.There is a history of taking hormone or immunomodulatory drugs within 3 months before enrollment; 2.Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; 3.Combined with functional disorders of important internal organs such as the heart and liver; 4.Combined with mental disorders or audio-visual dysfunction; 5.During the treatment period, participating in other drug trials or similar medical research projects outside this group may cause interference to the research data.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual Analogue Scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life;Pittsburgh Sleep QualityIndex;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhu Junrong

Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

973000319@qq.com+86 156 7155 1819

Outcome results

None listed

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