Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Faculty of physical therapy cairo university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All participants will be selected according to the following criteria: ? Patients have post herpetic neuralgia affecting trunk and not subside with medication. ? Patients have a medical history of HZ. ? Skin lesion has healed in the region of HZ, but the duration of posterior neuralgia persists for more than 30 days. ? Their age ranged between 40 – 65 years, male or female. ? Participants can fully understand the study protocol and a written informed consent is signed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The participants will be excluded if they meet one of the following criteria: ? Acute HZ or HZ has not disappeared; ? Pregnant or lactating women; ? Patients have severe complications in cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, liver, kidney, hematopoietic and other systems, or have malignant tumor, mental illness, immune deficiency, hemorrhagic disorders and other diseases; ? Patients have severe cognitive impairment and cannot understand the study protocol; ? Patients cannot receive EA treatment due to any reasons. ? Patients are currently taking antithrombotic drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analogue scales (VAS): provide a simple technique for measuring subjective experiences. they have been established as valid and reliable in range of clinical and research applications. The patient will be asked to grade their degree of pain as perceived by them by mark on the line according the sensation they feel | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neuropathic pain scale (NPS): the scale measures 10 specific qualities associated with neuropathic pain, 7 of the 10 pain qualities contain the words: intense, sharp, hot, dull, cold, and itchy to characterize the patients pain. the ninth item describes the overall unpleasant sensation of pain. The patient will be asked to grade their degree of pain as perceived by them by mark on the line according the sensation they feel | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactWAFAA BORHAN
Professor of Physical Therapy Department for surgery faculty of physical therapy Cairo university
Outcome results
None listed