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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
6 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2012-09-30
2014-04-30
Brief Summary
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Therefore 20 patients with PHN undergoing leech therapy at the investigators outpatient clinic will be included in this observational trial.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Leech therapy
Patients receiving leech therapy in the outpatient clinic
Leech therapy
Leech therapy: Using medicinal leeches After piercing the skin and injecting anticoagulants (hirudin) and anaesthetics, they suck out blood of the incision. After 30 to 60 minutes they fall off and the wound -after a short time of after-bleeding- is bandaged up.
Interventions
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Leech therapy
Leech therapy: Using medicinal leeches After piercing the skin and injecting anticoagulants (hirudin) and anaesthetics, they suck out blood of the incision. After 30 to 60 minutes they fall off and the wound -after a short time of after-bleeding- is bandaged up.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* \>6 months thoracal postherpetic neuralgia
* informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* physical and mental disability to participate in the study examinations
18 Years
85 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Universität Duisburg-Essen
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Romy Lauche
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Romy Lauche, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Research fellow
Locations
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Chair of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Essen, , Germany
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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12-5147-BO
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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