Renal itch Urological and Genital Diseases Renal itch
Conditions
Interventions
1. Ondansetron 8 mg tbs
2. Lactulose placebo tbs for one week
Sponsors
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Twenty-five patients will be recruited from the renal dialysis unit, only patients on haemodialysis will be included. Patients with a history of pruritus for more than eight weeks will be given a visual analogue scale to assess the severity of pruritus twice a day for one week. Those patients with a mean peak value greater than 5 out of 10 for the last five days of the week will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they have concomitant dermatological disease associated with pruritus as assessed by a dermatologist (MM) or another metabolic cause of itch.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Secondary
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| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed