Efficacy of Neural Prolotherapy in Treatment of Meralgia Paresthetica
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-09-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Meralgia paresthetica is an entrapment neuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Its
main manifestation is neuropathic pain on the lateral aspect of the thigh. Neural
prolotherapy has shown improvement and relieve of neuropathic pain.
The aim of the current study was to assess the efficacy of neural prolotherapy (subcutaneous
perineural injection of dextrose 5% solution) on reliving pain and improvement of function
and quality of life in patients with meralgia paresthetica.