A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of ondansetron in renal itch
Completed
- Conditions
- Urological and Genital DiseasesRenal itch
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN75728112
- Lead Sponsor
- HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 25
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
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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration