Active clinical trials for "Herpes Zoster"

This is a Phase I，randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled,dose escalated,single administrated clinical trial in Chinese healthy adult's volunteers. In the trial, it is planned to enroll 50 subjects, randomized to 5 dosage groups to receive the test drug and the placebo control.

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ASP2151 (200 mg and 400 mg) in comparison with valaciclovir (VACV) 3000 mg in patients with herpes zoster.

A study to determine whether treatment with Pulmicort in children has any effect on the varicella vaccine

Shingles is an infection commonly seen in children with a weakened immune system (immunocompromised children). The immune system can be weakened as a result of medications that patients receive for cancer or other serious illness or as a result of a bone marrow transplantation. Shingles in children with a weakened immune system may spread throughout the body and in some instances may be life-threatening. Acyclovir is a medication that is routinely used to treat immunocompromised children with shingles in order to prevent further spread of their shingles and to help them heal faster. Acyclovir is also given to bone marrow transplant patients to prevent reactivation of HSV infection. Valacyclovir is a new drug that is metabolized (broken down in the body) to acyclovir. Valacyclovir is given by mouth and studies done in adults have shown it to be more effective than acyclovir given by mouth. The purpose of this study is to study the pharmacology of this drug (how the body handles this drug), determine if oral Valacyclovir can be safely given to children with shingles, and determine the type of side effects that occur when oral Valacyclovir is given to immunocompromised children.

The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy and safety of NGX-4010 applied for 60 minutes for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).

The purpose of this study is to find out whether Varivax is safe for use in children with kidney transplants and whether it protects children from serious infection. Varivax is a vaccine against varicella zoster virus (VZV), the virus that causes chickenpox (varicella) and shingles (zoster). Healthy children are already receiving Varivax shots to protect them from chickenpox. Few children with kidney transplants have received Varivax because doctors have been concerned that Varivax might cause serious reactions in them. On the other hand, VZV infection can be a life-threatening disease in these children. For this reason, doctors ultimately want to learn whether Varivax might safely prevent VZV infections in children who have had kidney transplants.

The purpose of this study is to gain initial information on the tolerability of high-dose capsaicin patches in patients with Painful Postherpetic Neuralgia. The study will also collect preliminary information on safety and efficacy.

The aim of the present study is to investigate the safety and clinical utility of contralateral oblique view for fluoroscopic guided cervical epidural access.

This study will evaluate the ability of the vaccine to produce antibodies against herpes zoster virus (shingles) and safety of vaccination with Varicella Zoster Vaccine in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis who will initiate biologic therapy 4 to 6 weeks after vaccination. Varicella Zoster Vaccine will be administered 4 to 6 weeks prior to receipt of biological therapy and will be compared against placebo. This double-blind study will enroll approximately 50 adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in approximately 3 centers in Canada. Study products will be assigned randomly at a 4:1 ratio. For each patient who is included, the study may last up to 22 weeks, including the screening and the follow-up period. During the study, subjects will come to the dermatology clinic up to 4 occasions: for a screening visit, Baseline visit, Day 42 as well as 84 days after they started taking the biological treatment for a last visit. If patients develop a varicella-like or shingles-like rash at any time after they received the vaccine, they will be requested to come back to the clinic within 72 hours of rash onset (preferably within 24 hours) for examination. Subjects will be asked to provide a lesion swab/vesicular fluid in this case.

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of two doses of FV-100 to valacyclovir in patients with herpes zoster, or shingles. FV-100 has shown to be very potent in cells infected with varicella zoster virus, the virus that causes shingles. The study objectives include: Compare the safety of FV-100 to valacyclovir Compare the effect of FV-100, as compared to valacyclovir, on shingles pain Compare the effect of FV-100, as compared to valacyclovir, on shingles lesions