Effect of cold compress on the severity of pruritus in hemodialysis patients
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- remic pruritus.Pruritus
- Registration Number
- IRCT20220506054751N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 55
Inclusion Criteria
No history of dermal and non-dermal itching diseases like Atopic dermatitis and chronic liver disease
No history of Allergy and chronic inflammation disorder
No pregnancy and lactation
No kidney transplantation
No hemodialysis due to acute renal failure
18-60 years old patients
Be able to read and write
History of hemodialysis at least from 6 months ago
Suffering from pruritus at least for 2 weeks
Hemodialysis 3 times a week and each time for 4 hours
Informed and conscious consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
Reluctance to continue participating in the study
Reluctance to use the cold compress
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of the severity of pruritus based on Visual Analogue Scale. Timepoint: Rating the severity of pruritus will be done in the start of intervention and 4 weeks later. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method