The effect of Aloe vera gel on pruritus severity
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic renal failure.Kidney damage with moderately decreased GFR (30-59 mL/min)
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015051411940N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research of Arak University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
a desire to participate in the study, at least 3 months of hemodialysis, continuous hemodialysis three times a week, a history of itching for at least 2 weeks, no disease causing itching (according to the doctor), a full awareness, lack of physical disability or a mental illness known as severe anxiety and depression, lack of anti-itch drugs.
Exclusion criteria: Patients who for any reason do not wish to continue participating in the study, if the patient uses anti itch medications during the intervention .
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The severity of itch. Timepoint: Initiation of intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: (5-D Pruritus scale).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method