Pruritus in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Completed

• Conditions: Kidney Failure, Chronic; Pruritus
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire based on the McGill Pain Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT01727180
• Lead Sponsor: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

We believe that knowing characteristics of uremic pruritus is the foundation to investigate its pathophysiology and offer better skin care for patients with chronic kidney disease. We therefore conducted this cross-sectional study to evaluate the characteristics of uraemic pruritus.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Primary Completion: 2012-06
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-12
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-15
• Study Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Results First Submitted: 2015-03-04
• Results First Submitted QC: 2015-03-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-04
• Results First Posted: 2015-03-17
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults older than 20 years old, with CKD stage 3 to 5D, with symptoms of pruritus.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who refused to answer the questionnaire or unable to understand the contents of the questionnaire.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Chronic kidney disease	Questionnaire based on the McGill Pain Questionnaire	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	Once at the entry of the study	A visual analog scale (VAS) measuring the general severity of pruritus was reported from 0 to 10 (0 = no pruritus, 10 = worst pruritus imaginable

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital; 🇨🇳 New Taipei City, Taiwan