Efficacy and safety of ozone autohemotherapy for zoster-associated pain: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
Chunmei Wu, Zehao Liu, Yixin Zhang, Yangyang Li, Funing Liu, Yong Chen, Xiaojuan Liu, An Yang, Huide Wang, Qing Zhong · 2026
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Chunmei Wu and co-authors pooled trials of ozone autohemotherapy for shingles related pain in a 2026 meta-analysis. In this treatment, a patient's blood is mixed with ozone and returned, and it is used for the stubborn pain that follows shingles. Evidence for benefit and safety needed a systematic check.
Twenty studies with 1,519 patients were combined. Treated patients reported much lower pain scores and higher rates of meaningful relief than controls. Inflammatory markers fell and quality of life scores rose. Side effect rates did not differ between groups. Studies varied a lot, which tempers certainty, but a sequential analysis suggested enough patients had accumulated to trust the pain result. The authors rate the certainty behind these results and call the therapy promising.
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| CREATOR | Chunmei Wu, Zehao Liu, Yixin Zhang, Yangyang Li, Funing Liu, Yong Chen, Xiaojuan Liu, An Yang, Huide Wang, Qing Zhong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |