Acupuncture for acute herpes zoster treatment and postherpetic neuralgia prevention: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsITMCTR
Year 2022
INTERVENTION: acupuncture group:Western medicine+acupuncture;waiting list:Western medicine; CONDITION: herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia PRIMARY OUTCOME: Incidence of postherpetic neuralgia; SECONDARY OUTCOME: Herpes healing time;GROC;difference of NRS worst pain score; 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.
Epistemonikos ID: 2bd86ab011ba0c2f4953e0c8362e4de0155b35e2
First added on: Aug 26, 2024