NCT00921934

Intravenous Vitamin C in the Treatment of Viral Infection, Especially in the Treatment of Shingles

PASCORBIN 7.5g in the Treatment of Viral Infection, Especially Varicella Zoster Infection: An Observational Cohort Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pascoe Pharmazeutische Praeparate GmbH · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Chronic viral infections induce oxidative stress that can cause a number of concomitant diseases, e.g. cardio-vascular diseases or metabolic disorders. Therefore, a sufficient treatment of oxidative stress may be of benefit for the patient to prevent further diseases. Shingles (herpes zoster infection) have been successfully treated with antioxidative substances like high-dose vitamin C for ages. Not only the acute symptoms can be diminished by high-dose vitamin C. Even long-term sequelae, like painful post-herpetic neuropathy, may be mitigated or even fully avoided.

Conditions

• Virus Diseases
• Herpes Zoster

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-04-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2009-06-17
• Last updated: 2017-12-21
• Results posted: 2012-10-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany