The Effect of Massage and Topical Rubbing of Violet oil on the severity of Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients

Explanation of Hekka in the Iranian Medicine School and The Effect of Massage and Topical Rubbing of Violet oil on the severity of Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017091334382N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-27

Start date

2017-10-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients. End stage kidney disease: on dialysis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Massage without oil. Intervention 2: Massage with oil.

Treatment - Devices

Massage without oil

Massage with oil

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Enterance Criteria: 1. Age 18 - 65years 2. History of hemodialysis over three months 3. Failure to use other methods to eliminate itching during the study 4. Lack of any skin problem causing itching 5. Itching within 2 weeks before starting the sampling 6. Severity of itching more than 3 Exit Criteria: 1. Patient's kidney transplantation during the study 2. Sensitivity to the oil used 3. Fistula in the study 4. The tendency to use other methods to reduce the severity of itching 5. Change the way the patient continues treatment 6. Personal decision of the patient to withdraw from the plan 7. Patient's dissatisfaction with the continuation of the plan 8. Itchy patient due to skin problem 9. Peritoneal dialysis 10. The patient's unwillingness to financially 11. Serum Phosphorus Level in Patient Tests 12. Serum hormone levels in the patient's parathormone variables 13. Serum blood level of blood urea nitrogen in patient's tests

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of Pruritus. Timepoint: Before and after the study. Method of measurement: Pruritus Scale (VAS).;Skin dryness. Timepoint: Before and after the study. Method of measurement: questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life for patients with kidney disease. Timepoint: Before and after the study. Method of measurement: questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyyed Majid Ghazanfari

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Traditional Medicine and Supplement

Ghazanfarim941@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3884 8931

Outcome results

None listed

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