CompletedNot Applicable

Evolution of Pain From Herpes Zoster

United States100 participantsStarted 2001-11

Plain-language summary

Evolution of pain and neural injury will be evaluated at 2 years or longer after the onset of AHZ by multiple measures. Assessments at 2 years or longer will be compared to those collected during the first 6 months after HZ in order to test whether or not sensory function and cutaneous innervation continues to normalize beyond 6 months in subjects who recover from HZ without severe PHN.

Who can participate

Age range

50 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion criteria

. Males and females aged 50 or older and in stable general health.
. Able and willing to provide written informed consent.
. Able to understand and follow the instructions of the investigator, including the pain intensity rating scales.
. Subjects must have an acute outbreak of cervical, thoracic or lumbosacral HZ with unilateral skin rash and pain; the diagnosis will be based on physical examination and review of available medical records confirming the outbreak.
. The outbreak of herpes zoster must have occurred less than 6 weeks prior to study entry.
. PHN pain must be of at least moderate severity, defined as self-report of average pain level of 20 mm on a 100 mm visual analog scale.

Exclusion criteria

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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Trial details

NCT IDNCT00305357

SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2005-11

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