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Clinical Trials

1. Safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a two-dose regimen of high-titer varicella vaccine in subjects > or =13 years of age.

Author
Diaz C; Dentico P; Gonzalez R; Mendez RG; Cinquetti S; Barben JL; Harmon A; Chalikonda I; Smith JG; Stek JE; Robertson A; Caulfield MJ; Biasio LR; Silber JL; Chan CY; Vessey R; Sadoff J; Chan IS; Matthews H; Wang W; Schlienger K; Schodel FP;
Institution
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Journal
Vaccine. 2006 Nov 17;24(47-48):6875-85. Epub 2006 Jul 7.
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2. Brain activity for spontaneous pain of postherpetic neuralgia and its modulation by lidocaine patch therapy.

Author
Geha PY; Baliki MN; Chialvo DR; Harden RN; Paice JA; Apkarian AV;
Institution
Department of Physiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Journal
Pain. 2007 Mar;128(1-2):88-100. Epub 2006 Oct 25.
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3. Broad-band ultraviolet B phototherapy in zoster patients may reduce the incidence and severity of postherpetic neuralgia.

Author
Jalali MH; Ansarin H; Soltani-Arabshahi R;
Institution
Department of Dermatology, Hazrat-e Rasool University Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Journal
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2006 Oct;22(5):232-7.
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4. Safety and immunogenicity profile of the concomitant administration of ZOSTAVAX and inactivated influenza vaccine in adults aged 50 and older.

Author
Kerzner B; Murray AV; Cheng E; Ifle R; Harvey PR; Tomlinson M; Barben JL; Rarrick K; Stek JE; Chung MO; Schodel FP; Wang WW; Xu J; Chan IS; Silber JL; Schlienger K;
Institution
Health Trends Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Journal
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Oct;55(10):1499-507.
Abstract URL
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5. Vaccination strategies for the prevention of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.

Author
Betts RF;
Institution
Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA. robert_betts@urmc.rochester.edu
Journal
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Dec;57(6 Suppl):S143-7.
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6. Zoster vaccine to prevent postherpetic neuralgia.

Author
Sederholm B; Peterson D;
Institution
Drug Information Service, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
Journal
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2006;20(4):41-2.
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7. Effectiveness of prostaglandin E1 for the treatment of patients with neuropathic pain following herpes zoster.

Author
Kanai A; Osawa S; Suzuki A; Ishimaru R; Hoka S;
Institution
Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan. kanaiakifumi@aol.com
Journal
Pain Med. 2007 Jan-Feb;8(1):36-40.
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8. A Phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study of CJC-1008--a long-acting, parenteral opioid analgesic--in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia.

Author
Wallace MS; Moulin D; Clark AJ; Wasserman R; Neale A; Morley-Forster P; Castaigne JP; Teichman S;
Institution
Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, USA.
Journal
J Opioid Manag. 2006 May-Jun;2(3):167-73.
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9. A single dose of gabapentin reduces acute pain and allodynia in patients with herpes zoster.

Author
Berry JD; Petersen KL;
Institution
UCSF Pain Clinical Research Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Journal
Neurology. 2005 Aug 9;65(3):444-7.
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10. Postherpetic neuralgia: topical lidocaine is effective in nociceptor-deprived skin.

Author
Wasner G; Kleinert A; Binder A; Schattschneider J; Baron R;
Institution
Dept. of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Neurological Clinic, Universitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Schittenhelmstrasse 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany. g.wasner@neurologie.uni-kiel.de
Journal
J Neurol. 2005 Jun;252(6):677-86. Epub 2005 Mar 23.
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