Pulsed Radiofrequency in Post Herptic Neuralgia

Sohag University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

Treatments: Procedure: Irregular Pulsed Radiofrequency (STP); Procedure: regular pulsed Radiofrequency

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07208032

Soh-Med-25-2-7PD

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparing between regular pulsed Radiofrequency and irregular pulsed Radiofrequency for treatment of postherpetic neuralgia

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with Herps Zoster neuralgia lasting more than one month Neck thoracic lumbar ganglion involvement Refractory to conventional therapy

Exclusion criteria

Infection ,tumour at the puncture site Severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease Liver, kidney dysfunction Abnormal coagulation Uncontrolled DM Psychatric diseases Patient refusal

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Irregular pulsed Radiofrequency treatment (STP)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Irregular Pulsed Radiofrequency (STP)

Regular pulsed Radiofrequency treatment

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: regular pulsed Radiofrequency