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Effect of montelukast on hemodialysis patients pruritus

Use of montelukast for treatment of refractive pruritus in hemodialysis patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015072823385N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2015-09-09
Start date
2015-04-21
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

Chronic kidney disease, stage 5. Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

Interventions

Intervention 1: In case group: montelukast produced by Abidi Company (Aerokast) administered 10 miligram (one tablet) daily for 30 days. Intervention 2: In control group: placebo produced by Abidi Com
Treatment - Drugs
In case group: montelukast produced by Abidi Company (Aerokast) administered 10 miligram (one tablet) daily for 30 days
In control group: placebo produced by Abidi Company administered one tablet daily for 30 days

Sponsors

Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor
Abidi Pharmacy Company, COBEL DAROU
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (Inclusion criteria: hemodialysis patients that refered to dialysis centers and at least on hemodialysis thrice weekly; presence of uremic pruritus; patients that at least had refractive pruritus that lead to sleep disorders or copromised daily activities; patients shoould took a course of antipruritic treatment with no proper response; Exclusion criteria: presence of pruritus less than three months; kt/V less than 1.2; presence of pruritus due to other cause other than uremic state; presence of other pruritic diseases; malignancies; cholestasis; hepatitis B and C infection; treatment with corticostroid; presence of anemia with hemoglubin less than 10)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duo score. Timepoint: at begining and end of study. Method of measurement: by questionnair and calculating score.;Visual analogue score. Timepoint: at begining and end of study. Method of measurement: VAS ruler.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
TNF-alpha. Timepoint: at begining and end of study. Method of measurement: serologic method by ELISA.;HsCRP. Timepoint: at begining and end of study. Method of measurement: serologic method by ELISA.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Mahmudpour

Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences

mehdimpr@gmail.com+98 71 3648 3761

Outcome results

None listed

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