Clinical Trial: Gabapentin - A Solution to Uremic Pruritus?

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

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

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

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Current Primary Outcome: Subjective measurement of reduction in pruritus [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Tolerability of Gabapentin in CAPD patients [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Dates:
Date Received: December 19, 2007
Date Started: October 2005
Date Completion: March 2006
Last Updated: July 6, 2010
Last Verified: July 2010