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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.


Clinical Trial 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 ;


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NCT number NCT03995563
Study type Interventional
Source Korea University Guro Hospital
Contact Jung Eun Kim, MD, PhD
Phone +82-10-7271-5391
Email geri200@gmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date May 15, 2019
Completion date November 30, 2020

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