NCT03995563

The Effect of Epidural Steroid Use in Patients With Continous Epidural Block in PHN Patients.

The Effect of Epidural Steroid Use on Pain Relief in Patients With Continuous Epidural Nerve Block in Postherpetic Neuralgia Patients.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Korea University Guro Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The efficiency of epidural steroid injection in patients who has postherpetic neuralgia is well known. In this study, the purpose is whether the continous epidural steroid injection is effective or not.

Detailed description

Continous epidural injection will be done during 10 days. D group will be injected a 0.19% ropivacaine 8mL and dexametasone 1mg every other day during 10 days. Continous epidural injection will be done during 10 days N group will be injected a 0.19% ropivacaine 8mL only every other day during 10 days

Conditions

• Neuralgia,Postherpetic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Dexamethasone	Continous epidural injection will be done during 10 days. D group will be injected a 0.19% ropivacaine 8mL and dexametasone 1mg every other day during 10 days. .
DRUG	Ropivacaine	Continous epidural injection will be done during 10 days Both group will be injected a 0.19% ropivacaine 8mL every other day during 10 days

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-05-15
• Primary completion: 2020-05-30
• Completion: 2020-11-30
• First posted: 2019-06-24
• Last updated: 2019-06-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea