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Fire needle plus cupping on pain improvement in patients with herpes zoster:a randomized controlled trial

Fire needle plus cupping on pain improvement in patients with herpes zoster:a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2100005390
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-12-10
Start date
2021-12-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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

Conditions

Herpes zoster

Interventions

Sponsors

Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Older than 18 years old; ? Meet the diagnostic criteria of herpes zoster in the consensus of Chinese experts on herpes zoster in 2018; ? Within 6 days after herpes zoster eruption; ? The average value of maximum pain per day after rash was vas = 3; ? The patient signed the informed consent form and voluntarily participated in the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? It is complicated with serious primary diseases such as cardio cerebrovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system, as well as other organic diseases such as tumors; ? Patients with depression, anxiety and other mental disorders who need to take tricyclic antidepressants, and mental or intellectual disorders who cannot cooperate with the questionnaire; ? Patients with bleeding tendency, pain related skin diseases or scar constitution; ? Pregnant and lactating women, who have fertility requirements in recent half a year; ? Known immune deficiency status or history of HIV infection, hepatitis B antigen or hepatitis C antibody positive history, active tuberculosis or 1 months of use of corticosteroids or immunosuppressants; ? Poor blood glucose control, glycosylated hemoglobin = 8.0%; ? Patients with coagulation dysfunction or taking antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs; ? Received acupuncture treatment in recent 1 week; ? It belongs to the special type of herpes zoster: eye and ear herpes zoster, contusive herpes zoster, non eruptive herpes zoster, herpes zoster meningitis or encephalitis, herpes zoster invading visceral nerve fibers, disseminated herpes zoster and others (herpes zoster with bullous, hemorrhagic, gangrenous and other manifestations); ? Those who are participating in other clinical trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VAS responder rate(=30%);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactBin Li
libin@bjzhongyi.com18910781852

Outcome results

None listed

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