Pruritus in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

NCT ID: NCT01727180

Last Updated: 2015-03-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

108 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-06-30

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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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

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Conditions

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Kidney Failure, Chronic Pruritus

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Chronic kidney disease

Questionnaire based on the McGill Pain Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Interview questionnaire based on the short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire

Interventions

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Questionnaire based on the McGill Pain Questionnaire

Interview questionnaire based on the short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Hon-Yen Wu, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Locations

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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

New Taipei City, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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100047-E

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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