Effect of Turmeric on Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01037595

Enrollment

Registered

2009-12-23

Start date

2010-09-30

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2013-05-14

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Conditions

End Stage Renal Failure

Keywords

hemodialysis, turmeric, pruritus

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether turmeric can be effective in treatment of pruritus in hemodialysis patients.

Detailed description

pruritus is a common in hemodialysis patients and many treatment recommended for it . as turmeric has anti-inflammatory , anti-cytokine and anti-oxidant effect it may effective in treatment of uremic pruritus. thus we compared turmeric with placebo in this study

Interventions

DRUGturmeric

turmeric 500 md tid orally for 8 weeks

DRUGplacebo

placebo 3 time orally for 8 weeks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Hemodialysis for more than 3 months * More than 18 years old * Pruritus

Exclusion criteria

* Use other treatment for pruritus

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
improvement in pruritus	6 mo

Countries

Iran

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026