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The Effect of Phototherapy on Pruritus of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

NCT00494975 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2011-01-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to confirm the efficacy of NB UVB phototherapy in alleviating uremic pruritus and investigate the association between improvement of pruritus and change of serum parameters, including routine biochemical data, immune profile and dialysis adequacy.

Conditions

  • Uremic Pruritus

Interventions

DEVICE

Narrow band UVB phototherapy , long wave UVA phototherapy

A UV irradiation cubicle (HOUVA II, National Biological Corporation, OH, U.S.A.) equipped with 24 UVA lamps (F72T12/BL9/HO UVA, National Biological Corporation, OH, U.S.A. ) and 24 UVB lamps (TL100W/01 311NB UVB, Philips Company, Eindhoven, The Netherlands).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mei-Ju Ko, MD · Nationa l Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin branch

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-06-30
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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