Leech Therapy for Postherpetic Neuralgia (ZoHir)

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Postherpetic Neuralgia

Treatments: Procedure: Leech therapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01744522

12-5147-BO

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate, whether leech therapy for the treatment of postherpetic pain improves pain and sensory function.

Therefore 20 patients with PHN undergoing leech therapy at the investigators outpatient clinic will be included in this observational trial.

Full description

see above

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 to 85 years of age
• >6 months thoracal postherpetic neuralgia
• informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• if leech therapy is contraindicated
• physical and mental disability to participate in the study examinations

Trial design

6 participants in 1 patient group

Leech therapy

Description:

Patients receiving leech therapy in the outpatient clinic

Treatment:

Procedure: Leech therapy