herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia
Conditions
Interventions
acupuncture group:Western medicine+acupuncture
waiting list:Western medicine
Sponsors
Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College,Jinan University;The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Subjects who meet the diagnostic criteria for herpes zoster; ? Patients over age 18 years; ? Diagnosis as herpes zoster and blisters occur within 3 days; ? Patients voluntarily participated and signed the informed consent forms.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Consciousness disorders , expressive disorder and mental disorders; ? Malignant tumor or other serious wasting disease, and susceptible to concomitant infection and bleeding; ? Suffering from HIV infection and other severe impaired immune function; ? Patients merged with high fever, pneumonia and encephalitis; ? Diagnosis as herpes zoster ophthalmicus, herpes zoster oticus, disseminated herpes zoster, hemorrhagic herpes zoster or gangrenous herpes zoster; ? With contraindications for the use of western medicine or acupuncture; ? Planning pregnancy and lactating women; ? Subjects who are not sure whether they will complete the follow up; ? Other factors that researchers considered inappropriate for participation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of postherpetic neuralgia; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Herpes healing time;GROC;difference of NRS worst pain score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhaoyan
Outcome results
None listed