Pruritus of Hemodialysis patients. End-stage renal disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group (Group I) will receive Zinc sulfate. Zinc sulfate will be started as 220 mg/day for the firth month,440mg/day for second month and 660 mg/day for third month . pruri
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group (Group I) will receive Zinc sulfate. Zinc sulfate will be started as 220 mg/day for the firth month,440mg/day for second month and 660 mg/day for third month . pruritus will be chec
Control group (Group II) will receive Hydroxyzine. Hydroxyzine will be started as 25 mg/day for the firth month,50 mg/day for second month and 75 mg/day for third month . pruritus will be checked ever
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Shahroud University medical and Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: chronic pruritus refractory to other treatments over 4 weeks. In the last 2 weeks in 1 month moisturizing cream and antihistamines to relieve itching liver. Patients have not used. Exclusion criteria: drug intolerance - a kidney transplant before the end of the study - Hyperparathyroidism - increased ALK, sensitivity to any of the above medications, Patient dissatisfaction
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity Pruritus. Timepoint: Twice a weeks. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scor(VAS). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr.Mohammad Bagher Sohrabi
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed