Gabapentin - A Solution to Uremic Pruritus?

July 6, 2010 updated by: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Gabapentin - A Solution to Uremic Pruritus? A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Study

To investigate using the drug gabapentin to relieve the intense pruritic sensation associated with chronic renal failure patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
      • Hong Kong, China
        • Tuen Mun Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult Chinese male and female patients aged > 18 undergoing CAPD for at least 3 months and able to read and understand Chinese
  • Patients experiencing moderate to severe pruritis, defined as persistent, treatment-resistant pruritis considerably impairing sleep or daytime activity. Treatment resistance is defined as no or only partial resolvement of pruritis under current anti-pruritis treatment regimens such as anti-pruritis lotions and anti-histamines.
  • Patients in stable clinical condition in terms of peritoneal dialysis and general health
  • Patients able to understand and answer the SDS questionnaire
  • Patients able to express the sensation of itchiness in the terms of the VAS and the SDS score
  • Patients who are willing to give written informed consent and to participate in and comply with the study protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a known history of pruritis or dermatologic disease antedating renal failure.
  • Patients with skin disease other than the usual cutaneous findings of uraemia such as xerosis or ecchymosis.
  • Patients under current treatment with systemic steroids
  • Known history of allergy to Gabapentin
  • Those patients already put on anti-convulsants
  • Unable to give written informed consent for the study
  • Pregnancy or female patients of child-bearing age who are unwilling to use contraception
  • Poor drug compliance
  • Known HIV positivity
  • Active neoplastic disease
  • Those who do not want to participate the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Subjective measurement of reduction in pruritus
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Tolerability of Gabapentin in CAPD patients
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Collaborators

Pfizer

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yui Pong Siu, Dr, Medical and Geriatrics / Nephrology, Tuen Mun Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2005

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 19, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

December 20, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 7, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 6, 2010

Last Verified

July 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 355/05
  • HARECCTR0500020

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