# Acupuncture in Herpes Zoster Neuralgia (ACUZoster)

> **NCT00885586** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Dominik Irnich** · enrollment: 68 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Herpes Zoster
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Pain

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Sham-laser acupuncture
- **DRUG:** gabapentine
- **PROCEDURE:** Acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00885586
- **Lead sponsor:** Dominik Irnich
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2008-11
- **Primary completion:** 2017-08-29
- **Final completion:** 2018-04-05
- **Target enrollment:** 68 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-08-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00885586

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00885586, "Acupuncture in Herpes Zoster Neuralgia (ACUZoster)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00885586. Licensed CC0.

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