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Efficacy and Safety of Brivudine in the Treatment of Herpes Zoster

Efficacy and Safety of Brivudine in the Treatment of Herpes Zoster: A Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600118166
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-02-03
Start date
2025-08-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-09

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 (Famciclovir Group):orally receive famciclovir at doses adjusted based on creatinine clearance (CrCl), 7 days
Trial Group (Brivudine Group):orally receive brivudine 125 mg per dose, once daily, 7 days

Sponsors

Peking University Third Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >=18 years old, gender not limited; 2. Sign the "Informed Consent Form"; 3. Female subjects had no plans to have children or donate eggs from the screening period until one week after the last administration, and voluntarily adopted efficient physical contraceptive measures; Male subjects had no plans to have children or donate sperm from the screening period to one week after the last administration, and voluntarily adopted efficient physical contraceptive measures. Efficient physical contraceptive measures are as follows: (1) Barrier contraception: Condoms or barrier caps (contraceptive films or cervical caps); (2) Place an intrauterine device (IUD) or an intrauterine system (IUS); (3) The subject or his/her sexual partner had undergone surgical sterilization (bilateral ovaries with or without hysterectomy, total hysterectomy, tubal ligation or vas deferens ligation) within 6 months prior to the first use of the study drug; (4) Other reasonable and efficient physical contraceptive measures confirmed by the researcher.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergic to brovudine, famciclovir and penciclovir; 2. Currently using fluorouracil drugs (such as 5-fluorouracil, capecitabine, tigafur, flucytosine, etc.); 3. The tumor patient is undergoing chemotherapy; 4. Pregnant and lactating women; 5. Parkinson's disease; 6. The researcher believes that it is not suitable to participate in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
D30 numeric pain rating scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs);D3?D7?D14?D90 numeric pain rating scale;Incidence of Postherpetic Neuralgia;The skin lesion conditions on D3, D7, D14, D30 and D90;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactGuo Jinzhu

Peking University Third Hospital

guojinzhu_826@163.com+86 10 82264501

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 15, 2026