primary trigeminal neuralgia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ( 1 ) Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria of classic trigeminal neuralgia or idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia regardless of gender ; ( 2 ) Patients with no obvious organic lesions on cranial MRI ; ( 3 ) In the past 1 month the pain occurred every day and the average VAS score in the past 48 hours was = 4 points ( 0 point was not painful 10 points were the most painful ) and if the patient used carbamazepine at the time of enrollment the average VAS score in the past 48 hours was = 8 points ; ( 4 ) Patients aged 18-75 years ; ( 5 ) Patients who had not received primary trigeminal neuralgia-related surgery before ; ( 6 ) Patients who signed the informed consent and voluntarily participated in this study. Those who meet the above 6 items at the same time can be included in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ( 1 ) Patients with secondary trigeminal neuralgia caused by other diseases such as intracranial tumors and multiple sclerosis ; ( 2 ) Patients with painful trigeminal neuralgia due to herpes zoster post-traumatic etc. ; ( 3 ) Patients with other diseases such as glossopharyngeal neuralgia temporomandibular joint disorder sinusitis apical periodontitis and cranial neuropathy caused by facial pain ; ( 4 ) Lactating or pregnant women ; ( 5 ) Patients with severe diseases or poor control of underlying diseases ; ( 6 ) Patients with four positive infections severe coagulation dysfunction and obvious abnormal platelets ; ( 7 ) Patients who is participating in other medical trials. Anyone who meets any of the above 1 items shall be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brief pain inventory-Facial(BPI-Facial); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Response rate;Visual analogue scale(VAS);Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS);Acupuncture expectant value;Cure rate;Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS);Acceptance of treatment plan;36-Item Short Form Survey;Recurrence rate; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHuilin Liu
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Outcome results
None listed