Comparison of Adjuvant Hypertonic Saline and Normal Saline for Epidural Block in Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial.
Hyun-Jung KwonDoo-Hwan KimSeong-Sik ChoBokyoung JeonMyong-Hwan KarmSeong-Soo ChoiPublished in: Pain research & management (2022)
Epidural steroid injection may have the advantages of short-term pain relief, improved sleep quality, and decreased medication usage in patients with PHN. In addition, adjuvant HS administration with epidural steroid injection did not show beneficial effects in patients with PHN. Further studies are needed to clarify the potential effectiveness of HS in treating neuropathic pain such as PHN. This trial is registered with KCT0002845.
Keyphrases
- neuropathic pain
- spinal cord
- sleep quality
- spinal cord injury
- early stage
- depressive symptoms
- ultrasound guided
- randomized controlled trial
- study protocol
- systematic review
- chronic pain
- physical activity
- healthcare
- phase iii
- clinical trial
- emergency department
- pain management
- case control
- risk assessment
- adverse drug
- human health
- climate change