Ultrasound Guided Serratus Anterior Versus Erector Spinae Block in Pain Alleviation in Acute Herp… (NCT06476080) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Ultrasound Guided Serratus Anterior Versus Erector Spinae Block in Pain Alleviation in Acute Herpes Zoster
120 participantsStarted 2024-07-05
Plain-language summary
Acute herpes zoster pain is very severe . Conventional analgesics may be of no value. Regional blocks may play a role
Who can participate
Age range30 Years – 75 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult population between 30 and 75 years old.
* Unilateral painful thoracic herpetic eruption of less than one week duration.
* VAS more than or equal 4, persistent pain in spite of proper antiviral and analgesic therapy, (800 mg oral acyclovir, 5 times per day, for one week), pregabalin 300 mg per day, acetaminophen 1000 mg per day, topical calamine lotion).
Exclusion Criteria:
* Diabetic patients.
* Painful herpetic eruptive vesicles more than one week.
* Abdominal herpetic eruptions.
* Non-compliant on anti-viral (bulbar palsy for example).
* Co-malignancy or radiotherapy.
* Steroid therapy \> 5 mg prednisolone or its equivalent.
* Infections or hematoma at site of injection.
* Coagulopathy (chronic kidney or liver disease, clopidogrel use).
What they're measuring
1
pain score
Timeframe: immediate after injection, 1 week, 1, 3 months