NCT01037595

Effect of Turmeric on Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether turmeric can be effective in treatment of pruritus in hemodialysis patients.

Detailed description

pruritus is a common in hemodialysis patients and many treatment recommended for it . as turmeric has anti-inflammatory , anti-cytokine and anti-oxidant effect it may effective in treatment of uremic pruritus. thus we compared turmeric with placebo in this study

Conditions

• End Stage Renal Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	turmeric	turmeric 500 md tid orally for 8 weeks
DRUG	placebo	placebo 3 time orally for 8 weeks
DRUG	turmeric	500 mg tid orally for 8 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-10-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2009-12-23
• Last updated: 2013-05-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran