Application of Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block or Intercostal Nerve Block for Acute Herpes Zoster: a Three-arm, Single-blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsChinese Clinical Trial Register
Year 2023
INTERVENTION: control group:standard antiviral treatment;TPVB group:us‐guided TPVB;ICNB:us‐guided ICNB; CONDITION: herpes zoster PRIMARY OUTCOME: HZ related illness burden over 30 days; SECONDARY OUTCOME: PHN incidence;health related quality of life; INCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients were eligible if they were ? aged=50 years; ? diagnosed as thoracic HZ within 1 week from initial rash onset; ? with moderate to severe pain; ? willing to complete the allocation and follow‐up assessments.
Epistemonikos ID: 925411d1912db2743913645b60762d050c9dd20f
First added on: Feb 20, 2024