The Impact of Pumpkin Seed Oil Supplementation on Hemodialysis Patients

NCT ID: NCT06314243

Last Updated: 2025-08-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-04

Study Completion Date

2025-07-10

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effects of Pumpkin Seed Oil (PSO) supplementation on systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, and lipid profile in hemodialysis patients.

The main question it aims to answer is:

• Does PSO have a promising effect on systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, and lipid profile in hemodialysis patients?

Patients on regular hemodialysis who take PSO supplementation will be compared to those who don't to see if PSO supplementation improves their systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, and lipid profile.

Detailed Description

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This study aims to investigate the effects of PSO supplementation on systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, and lipid profile in hemodialysis patients via assessment of IL-6, MDA, lipid profile, and kidney function tests.

Patients \& Methods:

Design: Prospective, randomized, Open label - controlled clinical trial.

Patients: A total of 56 patients on regular hemodialysis (HD) will be enrolled in the study. These patients will be randomly allocated into two equal groups:

* Group 1 (PSO group): consists of 28 patients who will receive one capsule containing 1010 mg PSO once daily for 12 weeks, " Ronkin®, KMT PHARMA, Egypt. "
* Group 2 (Control group): consists of 28 patients who will not receive the intervention.

Setting: Adult Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

Blood samples will be taken in the dialysis unit and will be sent to Ain Shams University labs for analysis.

Conditions

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Hemodialysis Patients

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Design: Prospective, randomized, Open label - controlled clinical trial.

Patients: A total of 56 patients on regular hemodialysis (HD) will be enrolled in the study. These patients will be randomly allocated into two equal groups:

* Group 1 (PSO group): consists of 28 patients who will receive one capsule containing 1010 mg PSO once daily for 12 weeks, " Ronkin®, KMT PHARMA, Egypt. "
* Group 2 (Control group): consists of 28 patients who will not receive the intervention.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pumpkin Seed Oil group

Group 1 (Pumpkin Seed Oil group): consists of 28 patients who will receive one capsule containing 1010 mg PSO once daily for 12 weeks, " Ronkin®, KMT PHARMA, Egypt. "

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pumpkin Seed Oil " Ronkin®, KMT PHARMA, Egypt. "

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ronkin soft gelatin capsules, each containing 1010 mg of pumpkin seed oil (Latin name: Curcurbita pepo), standardized to contain palmitic acid (8-15%), stearic acid (3-8%), oleic acid (15-35%), linoleic acid (40-65%), and other fatty acids (≤ 2.4%)

Control group

Group 2 (Control group): consists of 28 patients who will not receive the intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Pumpkin Seed Oil " Ronkin®, KMT PHARMA, Egypt. "

Ronkin soft gelatin capsules, each containing 1010 mg of pumpkin seed oil (Latin name: Curcurbita pepo), standardized to contain palmitic acid (8-15%), stearic acid (3-8%), oleic acid (15-35%), linoleic acid (40-65%), and other fatty acids (≤ 2.4%)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Pepon

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female patients older than 18.
* Patients undergoing regular HD for at least 3 months prior to enrollment.
* Not participate in any other clinical trials.
* Physically stable.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients taking antioxidant supplements prior to the study's two-month time frame.
* Patients with autoimmune, liver, cancer diseases and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
* Sensitivity to pumpkin seed oil.
* Patients taking warfarin.
* History of drug or alcohol abuse.
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women and women with the possibility of getting pregnant.
* Smokers.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Merna Nasry

Demonstrator of Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of pharmacy, Ain Shams University

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Adult Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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RHDIRB2020110301 REC #241

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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