# The Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia in the Head and Face With Superficial Needling Combined With Electroacupuncture

> **NCT06420778** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Zhejiang Chinese Medical University** · enrollment: 124 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Electroacupuncture
- Infrared Thermography

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** electroacupuncture
- **DRUG:** Pregabalin

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06420778
- **Lead sponsor:** Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-07-12
- **Primary completion:** 2025-06-30
- **Final completion:** 2025-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 124 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06420778

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06420778, "The Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia in the Head and Face With Superficial Needling Combined With Electroacupuncture". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06420778. Licensed CC0.

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