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The Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture on Postherpetic Neuralgia

NCT04560361 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 448

Last updated 2026-01-02

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Summary

The investigators designed the multicenter randomized parallel controlled clinical trial of electroacupuncture on PHN which is rigorously designed and have an appropriate sample size, aiming to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture in pain relieving and pain removing in the treatment of patients with PHN.

Conditions

  • Postherpetic Neuralgia

Interventions

OTHER

Electroacupuncture treatment

Continue the electroacupuncture treatment as described above for 30 minutes.

OTHER

Sham electroacupuncture treatment

Continue the sham electroacupuncture treatment as described above for 30 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jianhua Sun · Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • Wenping Yao · Lianyungang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • Yongtao Liu · Huai'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • Juanjuan Shi · Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

  • Hua Feng · Wuxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • Chunxia Lu · Nantong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • Yanfang Liu · Shuyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-14
Primary Completion
2022-08-23
Completion
2022-08-23

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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