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First received: November 18, 2022

Clinical Trial: Does Indoxyl Sulfate Have a Role in Uremic Pruritus?

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: Completed

Condition: Pruritus

Study Type: Interventional


Official Title: Does Indoxyl Sulfate Have a Role in Uremic Pruritus? A Laboratory and Interventional Study.

Brief Summary: Itching is a widespread and disturbing complain from patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD); epidemiologic data have suggested that approximately 40% of patients with end-stage renal disease experience moderate to severe itching. The pathogenesis of renal pruritus is multifactorial. Triggering factors may include uremia-related abnormalities, accumulation of uremic toxins, systemic inflammation and cutaneous xerosis. Indoxyl sulfate (IS) is a protein-bound uremic toxin resulting from the metabolism of dietary…

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