This pilot clinical trial studies how well scrambler therapy works treating chronic pain in patients with rash from varicella zoster virus infection. Scrambler therapy may help relieve pain from a rash caused by varicella zoster virus infection
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To explore whether we can decrease post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) pain with scrambler therapy. OUTLINE: Patients undergo scrambler therapy for approximately 30 minutes. Treatment continues for 10 days in the absence of pain progression or unacceptable toxicity. After the completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 10 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Change in pain on a 0-10 numerical rating scale.
Time frame: 10 weeks
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