The effect of cool dialysate on pruritus in patients with chronic renal failure

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• Conditions: Chronic renal failure.; End stage kidney disease:on dialysis

• Registration Number: IRCT2014120920260N1
• Lead Sponsor: Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

consent for participation in the study; Age older than 18 years and maximum 65 years; suffering from vision, hearing loss (deafness and dumbness); not suffering from clear mental disorders and severe emotional mood disorders, which prevent effective communication; Patients with chronic renal failure (patients who 3 months have passed since their dialysis); patients who have Arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis; Patients receiving dialysis treatment three times a week and each session for 4 hours; patients who over the past 2 months, have a history of itching during hemodialysis; not suffering from endocrine disorders (such as hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism; not suffering from febrile illnesses (pneumonia, colds); No history of pruritic skin diseases; No use of medications or foods, causing itching; Lack of pregnancy and liver problems; Patients with a KT / V =1; Patients with hemoglobin of 10-11 mg / dl
Exclusion criteria: Patients who develop acute complications during hemodialysis (Disequilibrium syndrome - embolism - dysrhythmia – cardiac, respiratory arrest - Coma -); Patients who suffer from skin disorders that lead to the itch (Scabies - psoriasis); patients who discontinued they dialysis for any reason; Patients who are referred for kidney transplants (Patients who get kidney transplantation during the study); Change in the frequency of hemodialysis, the patient's death, patients who cannot tolerate cold dialysis; woman patients who become pregnant, hemodialysis with acetate, the incidence of fever, the patient's unwillingness to continue to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pruritus. Timepoint: Before, during and after intervention. Method of measurement: Vas-scale assessment and questionnaire.