Brivudine: brivudine 125 mg per dose, once daily, 7 days
Famciclovir: orally receive famciclovir at doses adjusted based on creatinine clearance (CrCl), 7 days
Study summary
This multicenter RCT aims to compare the efficacy and safety of Brivudine versus Famciclovir in treating acute herpes zoster. Primary objective: Evaluate pain reduction via Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) at Day 30. Secondary objectives: Compare NPRS at Day 3/Day 7/Day 14/Day 90, time to lesion resolution, Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) incidence, and safety.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age ≥18 years, regardless of gender;
2. Signed Informed Consent Form;
3. Female subjects must not plan for pregnancy or oocyte donation from screening until 1 week after the last dose and must voluntarily adopt highly effective physical contraception; male subjects must not plan for fertility or sperm donation during the same period and must voluntarily adopt highly effective physical contraception. Methods include:
* Barrier methods: Condom or barrier cap (diaphragm or cervical cap);
* Intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS);
* Surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy with/without hysterectomy, total hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or vasectomy) performed ≥6 months prior to the first dose in the subject or their partner;
* Other investigator-confirmed highly effective physical contraception.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Allergy to brivudine, famciclovir, or penciclovir;
2. Current use of fluorouracil agents (e.g., 5-fluorouracil, capecitabine, tegafur, flucytosine);
3. Cancer patients currently undergoing chemotherapy;
4. Pregnant or lactating women;
5. Parkinson's disease;
6. Any condition deemed inappropriate for study participation by the investigator.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Day 30 numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) — Day 30 Scores range from 0 to 10, where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents the worst pain imaginable. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.
Trial sites (4)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing
China
Recruiting
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University
Beijing
China
Recruiting
Peking University First Hospital
Beijing
China
Recruiting
Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing
China
Not Yet Recruiting
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