| | Study | Publish year | Sample | Intervention | Age (years) | Sex (M/F) | Disease course (days) | Outcome measure | | C | E | C | E | C | E | C | E | C | C |
| | Song [21] | 2009 | 30 | 30 | RT: Valaciclovir, 300 mg, orally three times daily for ten days; vitamin B1, 10 mg, orally three times daily for ten days | EA: EA on the Jiaji (EX-B2) + Zhigou (TE6) + Houxi (SI 3); sparse and dense waves (2/100 Hz), treatment duration was 30 minutes, once a day for ten consecutive days. | 43.47 ± 13.57 | 42.23 ± 14.98 | 15/15 | 16/14 | 4.77 ± 1.76 | 5.10 ± 1.45 | VAS, the time to cessation of pustules, scabs, rash healing, the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia | | Li et al. [22] | 2011 | 31 | 27 | RT: Valaciclovir, 300 mg, orally twice daily for ten days; vitamin B1, 10 mg, orally three times daily for ten days | EA: EA on the ashi points + Jiaji (EX-B2); Zhigou (TE 6) + Houxi (SI 3); sparse and dense waves (2/100 Hz), treatment duration was 30 minutes, once a day for ten consecutive days. | 49.61 ± 16.34 | 48.39 ± 17.06 | 24/7 | 16/11 | 4.87 ± 2.25 | 5.25 ± 2.01 | VAS, the time to cessation of pustules, scabs, rash healing, and the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia | | Lin [23] | 2015 | 27 | 27 | RT: Indomethacin, 25 mg, three times daily for seven days; valaciclovir, 300 mg, orally twice daily for seven days; vitamin B1, 10 mg, orally three times daily for seven days | RT + EA: EA on the Hegu (LI4) + Waiguan (TE 5); Yanglingquan (GB34) + Zulinqi (GB41) + Taichong (LR3), continuous-wave (20 minutes for 80 Hz, 10 minutes for 20 Hz), treatment duration was 30 minutes, once a day for seven consecutive days. | 18–45: 7 persons; 46–60: 6 persons; 60–80: 14 persons | 18–45: 9 persons; 46–60: 8 persons; 60–80 : 10 persons | 13/14 | 14/13 | Less than one week | Less than one week | VAS | | Lu [24] | 2017 | 12 | 13 | RT: Diclofenac, 75 mg, orally once daily for ten days; mecobalamin, 0.5 mg, orally three times daily for ten days; valaciclovir, 250 mg, orally three times for ten days; external 3% boric acid solution | RT + EA: EA on the Jiaji (EX-B2), continuous wave (60 Hz), treatment duration was 30 minutes, once a day for ten consecutive days. | 47.14 ± 10.34 | 47.28 ± 10.41 | 5/7 | 6/7 | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | VAS, the time to cessation of pustules, scabs, and rash healing | | Wei [25] | 2019 | 45 | 45 | RT: Valaciclovir, 0.3 g, orally twice daily for 14 days; adenosylcobalamin, 0.5 mg, orally three times for 14 days; pregabalin, 150 mg, orally twice daily for 14 days | RT + EA: (EA on the Jiaji (EX-B2) + local points of rash, continuous-wave (2 Hz), treatment duration was 30 minutes, once a day for 14 consecutive days. | 56.53 ± 9.15 | 57.89 ± 8.22 | 22/23 | 20/25 | Less than one week | Less than one week | VAS | | Cheng [26] | 2018 | 29 | 25 | RT: Valaciclovir, 0.3 g, orally twice daily for ten days; methylcobalamin, 0.5 mg, orally three times for ten days; If the pain were severe, oxycodone (10 mg) would be used. | RT + EA: EA on the Jiaji (EX-B2) + local ashi points, continuous-wave (2 Hz), treatment duration was 30 minutes, once a day for ten consecutive days | 61.1 ± 2.13 | 51.40 ± 3.12 | 17/12 | 12/13 | 4.72 ± 0.38 | 4 ± 0.36 | VAS, the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia |
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