Postherpetic Neuralgia Clinical Trial

Postherpetic Neuralgia

Do you have pain after shingles?

If you are age 18 or older and suffer from Postherpetic Neuralgia (pain that persists after shingles) you may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial research study.

Study medication and study related procedures will be available at no cost.

Participants that qualify for the study will be compensated for their time.

Please call (617) 477-4868 or fill out the form below for more information.

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Postherpetic Neuralgia (also knows as pain after shingles, or abbreviated PHN) is a painful condition affecting nerve fibers and skin. It is a complication of Shingles, which is caused by the chickenpox virus. If pain persists for more than a month after the Shingles outbreak, PHN is diagnosed. The pain is described as aching, stabbing, burning, or feeling like an electric shock in the areas where Shingles once occured.

Postherpetic Neuralgia is most frequently found in people over 60 and affects men and women equally.
Symptoms of PHN may include the following:

⚫ Pain in the area where Shingles occured	⚫ Sensititivity to even light touch
⚫ Numbness or itching (rare)	⚫ Weakness or paralysis (rare)

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