Warm acupuncture for nerve pain after shingles
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether warm acupuncture can reduce the long-term nerve pain (postherpetic neuralgia) that sometimes remains after shingles. It aims to help people whose pain has lasted at least 3 months and who have a specific traditional medicine diagnosis.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Had shingles (herpes zoster) on your trunk (chest, back, or belly)
- Still have nerve pain in that area for at least 3 months after the shingles rash healed
- Your pain is at least a 3 on a 0–10 pain scale
- You have a diagnosis of 'Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis' from a traditional medicine doctor
- You are 18 years or older
- You are willing to sign a consent form to participate
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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