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This study aimed to assess the efficacy of PRF combined with transverse abdominal plane (TAP) block for abdominal acute\/subacute HZ\u2010related pain.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 137 acute\/sub\u2010acute <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HZ<\/jats:styled-content> patients with successful <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PRF<\/jats:styled-content> treatment were recruited from the Pain Department of Wuhan No. 1 Hospital between January 2018 and January 2020. There were two groups: the transversus abdominis plane group (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TAP<\/jats:styled-content> group, n\u2009=\u200964) and the normal saline group (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">NS<\/jats:styled-content> group, n\u2009=\u200960). Pain intensity, sleep quality, and quality of life were quantified using the visual analogue scale (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VAS<\/jats:styled-content>), the five\u2010item questionnaire and scoring system, and the 36\u2010item Short Form Health Survey (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SF<\/jats:styled-content>\u201036) questionnaire, respectively. Follow\u2010up assessments were conducted at baseline, 1\u2009day, 3\u2009months, 6\u2009months, and 12\u2009months after the block therapy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compared to the NS group, the TAP group showed significantly decreased pain scores 1\u2009day, 3\u2009months, 6\u2009months, and 12\u2009months after block therapy (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05). The sleep quality scores were lower in the TAP group than that in the NS group at 6\u2009months (5.0\u2009\u00b1\u20092.4 vs 6.3\u2009\u00b1\u20093.7, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.042), and 12\u2009months after therapy (3.1\u2009\u00b1\u20091.8 vs 4.1\u2009\u00b1\u20092.4, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.031). For quality of life, in comparison to NS group participants, those in the TAP group exhibited significantly higher scores (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05) for quality of life at 3\u2009months, 6\u2009months, and 12\u2009months follow\u2010up. There was a significant decrease in the proportion of pregabalin and analgesic medications in the TAP group and NS group at 6 and 12\u2009months after treatment compared to Baseline (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). Furthermore, the results showed that there was a significant difference in VAS, sleep quality scores (SQS), and quality of life between the PRF\u2009+\u2009TAP group and pharmacological therapies group before and 12\u2009months after treatment (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The TAP block is a promising complementary treatment for acute\/subacute HZ patients who have undergone PRF treatment. 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