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Effect of More Adequate Dialysis on Itching in Dialysis Patients

Effect of Increased Dialysis Adequacy Measured by Kt/V index on Uremic Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients of Imam Khomeini Hospital in 2012

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201111027973N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2012-02-16
Start date
2011-12-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Uremic pruritus. Other pruritus

Interventions

Increasing Kt/V via increasing blood flow in access or using a higher efficiency membrane or using a higher flux membrane or increasing the time of dialysis..
Treatment - Other
Increasing Kt/V via increasing blood flow in access or using a higher efficiency membrane or using a higher flux membrane or increasing the time of dialysis.

Sponsors

Nephrology Research Center of Teahran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
17 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:being on hemodialysis for more than 3 months; presence of pruritus Exclusion citeria: Any kind of active allergic, dermatologic or hepatic disease to which the pruritus can be attributable.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of Pruritus. Timepoint: at the end of the 12th week. Method of measurement: Using visual analogue scale and questionnaire.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Patients' quality of sleep. Timepoint: at the end of the 12th week. Method of measurement: Using questionnaire.—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Mansoor Gatmiri

Nephrology Research Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

gatmiri@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6119 2679

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026