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Comparison Between the Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block and Conventional Treatment for Pain Management in Patients With Post-herpetic Neuralgia

ConditionPost-Herpetic Neuralgia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-70
SponsorAlexandria University

About this trial

The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block with steroids to relieve pain in cases of post-herpetic neuralgia, patient satisfaction, and record any complications post-injection.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients with post-herpetic neuralgia not responding to medical treatment.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • erector spinae plane block

    Procedure/Surgery

    erector spinae plane block with steroids

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Injection groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: conventional groupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block with steroids to relieve pain in cases of post-herpetic neuralgia

by VAS score

Time frame
6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Patient satisfaction

SAPS score

Time frame
6 weeks
2

Complications

As pain, irritation or infection

Time frame
6 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Alexandria University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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