NCT05341843|CompletedPhase 2
Sertraline Effect in Uremic Pruritis
Effectiveness of Sertraline in Alleviating Uremic Pruritis in Hemodialysis Patients
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Effectiveness of Sertraline in Alleviating Uremic Pruritis in Hemodialysis Patients
Sponsor study identifier
interventional
60
1 country
1
Study Start
May 1, 2022
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
September 1, 2022
Actual (reported)Study Completion
October 1, 2022
Actual (reported)This study aims to assess the effect of sertraline on uremic pruritis in patients undergoing regular haemodialysis.
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October 1, 2022
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April 18, 2022
Actual (reported)April 22, 2022
Actual (reported)May 1, 2022
Actual (reported)September 1, 2022
Actual (reported)October 1, 2022
Actual (reported)change in uremic pruritis intensity
Assessment of pruritis will be done before and after the course of treatment (8 weeks) through the following scores: I) Visual analogue scale (VAS) II) 5D itch scale
8 weeks
they will receive sertraline at the intended dose of 50 mg twice daily for 8 weeks.
They will receive a placebo in the form of multivitamin tablets similar to the experimental drug with the same regimen, as one tablet /day for 8 weeks
sertraline at the intended dose of 50 mg twice daily for 8 weeks.
a placebo in the form of multivitamin tablets similar to the experimental drugs with the same regimen (one tablet /day for 8 weeks)
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Faculty of Medicine, Aexandria University
Alexandria, 21526, Egypt
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Pisoni RL, Wikstrom B, Elder SJ, Akizawa T, Asano Y, Keen ML, Saran R, Mendelssohn DC, Young EW, Port FK. Pruritus in haemodialysis patients: International results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 Dec;21(12):3495-505. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfl461. Epub 2006 Sep 12.
Mohamed Mamdouh Elsayed, MD
lecturer
Sherif aziz Zaki, MD
professor
Iman ezzat El Gohary, MD
professor
Heidi Hesham Abd El Hamid, MBBCh
Resident
60 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
April 18, 2022
First Posted
Sertraline in Addition to Standard of Care Treatment for Coccidioidomycosis
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Pauli-Magnus C, Mikus G, Alscher DM, Kirschner T, Nagel W, Gugeler N, Risler T, Berger ED, Kuhlmann U, Mettang T. Naltrexone does not relieve uremic pruritus: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2000 Mar;11(3):514-519. doi: 10.1681/ASN.V113514.
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Kimmel M, Alscher DM, Dunst R, Braun N, Machleidt C, Kiefer T, Stulten C, van der Kuip H, Pauli-Magnus C, Raub U, Kuhlmann U, Mettang T. The role of micro-inflammation in the pathogenesis of uraemic pruritus in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 Mar;21(3):749-55. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfi204. Epub 2005 Oct 25.
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Snit M, Gawlik R, Lacka-Gazdzik B, Kuzniewicz R, Dwornicki M, Owczarek A, Walaszczyk M, Grabiec P, Grzeszczak W. Substance P and intensity of pruritus in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients. Med Sci Monit. 2013 Sep 2;19:723-32. doi: 10.12659/MSM.889349.
Ko MJ, Wu HY, Chen HY, Chiu YL, Hsu SP, Pai MF, Ju-Yehyang, Lai CF, Lu HM, Huang SC, Yang SY, Wen SY, Chiu HC, Hu FC, Peng YS, Jee SH. Uremic pruritus, dialysis adequacy, and metabolic profiles in hemodialysis patients: a prospective 5-year cohort study. PLoS One. 2013 Aug 6;8(8):e71404. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071404. Print 2013.
Wu HY, Peng YS, Chen HY, Tsai WC, Yang JY, Hsu SP, Pai MF, Lu HM, Chiang JF, Ko MJ, Wen SY, Chiu HC. A Comparison of Uremic Pruritus in Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(9):e2935. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002935.
Elman S, Hynan LS, Gabriel V, Mayo MJ. The 5-D itch scale: a new measure of pruritus. Br J Dermatol. 2010 Mar;162(3):587-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09586.x. Epub 2009 Dec 1.
Elsayed MM, Elgohary IE, Abdelhamid HHS, Zaki SA. The effectiveness of sertraline in alleviating uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Nephrol. 2023 Jun 3;24(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03212-3.
April 22, 2022
Study Start
May 1, 2022
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
September 1, 2022
Actual (reported)Study Completion
October 1, 2022
Actual (reported)Last Updated
December 14, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-12
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