us guided ICNB with nerve stimulation for thoracic PHN

Intercostal nerve block under ultrasound guidance with and without nerve stimulator for the management of chronic thoracic postherpetic neuralgia :A prospective randomized controlled study.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201611001885115

Enrollment

Registered

2016-11-23

Start date

2015-11-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

post herpetic neuralgia

Interventions

Intercostal nerve block under ultrasound guidance

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged between 40 and 75 years old ASA class I and II who have post herpetic neuralgia involving the thoracic and upper abdominal region with pain score more than 5 and not responding to the conventional medical treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patient refusal , local or systemic infection , patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , coagulopathy and also allergy to local anesthetics

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
patient satisfaction	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactalaa;alaa elmaadawy;elmaadawy

lecturer in anesthesia , pain managment;lecturer in anesthesia , pain managment

a_maadawy@hotmail.com;a_maadawy@hotmail.com00201153304999;00201153304999

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026