Does Evening Primrose Oil Improve Pruritis (Itching) in a Dialysis Population?

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• Conditions: Pruritis in End Stage Renal Failure; Free Fatty Acid Intake and levels in End Stage Renal Failure; Renal and Urogenital - Kidney disease; Metabolic and Endocrine - Other metabolic disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000677606
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Renal Medicine, WOLLONGONG hOSPITA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Patients on dialysis for 3 months or more

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Does Evening Primrose Oil supplementation in End stage renal failure patients improve pruritis compared with omega 3?<br>Itch will be assessed using three methods- the visual analogue scale, rule of nines and questions involving quality of life. These are questions used specifically for itching and this is not a validated questionnaire.<br>The first 2 methods are both validated in assessment of itch.[this will be assessed at 4 months]