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Leech Therapy for Postherpetic Neuralgia

NCT01744522 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2014-04-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Postherpetic Neuralgia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Leech therapy

Leech therapy: Using medicinal leeches After piercing the skin and injecting anticoagulants (hirudin) and anaesthetics, they suck out blood of the incision. After 30 to 60 minutes they fall off and the wound -after a short time of after-bleeding- is bandaged up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universität Duisburg-Essen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Romy Lauche, PhD · Research fellow

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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