None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients with postherpetic neuralgia(B022, G530) registered as the main diagnosis - Patients who have chronic pain lasting more than 3 months after the onset of shingles - Patients with a numeric rating scale(NRS) score of 4 or higher when neuralgia was the most severe. - Patients over the age of 19 who voluntarily deciede to participate in this clinical study and signed the consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients participating in other clinical studies. - Patients receiving Korean medicine treatment through other clinics for the purpose of treating postherpetic neuralgia. - Patients who are expected to have difficulty complying with the clinical study schedule. - Patients who are expected to have difficulties in understanding and responding to research questionnaires such as illiteracy and mental and physical weakness. - Patients judged to be difficult to participate in clinical reseach based on the opinion of the researcher.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numeric rating scale(NRS) (average and most severe pain of the day) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Short Form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Pain Catastrophizing Scale(PCS), Pain Pressure Threshold(PPT);Beck Depression Inventory(BDI-?), Beck Anxiety inventory(BAI);Emotional response test, Empathy Quotient, Social network survey;Daily Sleep Interference Scale(DSIS), Fatigue Severity Scale(FSS), EuroQol Five dimension scale(EA-5D-5L);Patients’ Global Impression of Change(PGIC) | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactSuji Lee
Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed