# Effect of Early Use of Oxycodone During the Acute Phase of Herpes Zoster on Preventing Postherpetic Neuralgia

> **NCT03120962** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University** · enrollment: 140 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Herpes Zoster
- Post-herpetic Neuralgia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Oxycodone
- **DRUG:** Gabapentin
- **DRUG:** Famciclovir

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03120962
- **Lead sponsor:** Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2017-05
- **Primary completion:** 2020-05
- **Final completion:** 2020-11
- **Target enrollment:** 140 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2017-04-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03120962

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03120962, "Effect of Early Use of Oxycodone During the Acute Phase of Herpes Zoster on Preventing Postherpetic Neuralgia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-31 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03120962. Licensed CC0.

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