Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Laser Acupuncture on Uremic Pruritus
Lead Sponsor:
Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital
Conditions:
Uremia
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Sixty patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=30) receiving laser acupuncture or the control group (n=30) receiving sham laser acupuncture. Treatment sessions were conducte...
Detailed Description
The subjects were divided into two groups to investigate whether laser acupuncture can improve uremic pruritus.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 20 years.
- Intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels \< 68 pg/mL (patients with -thyroidectomy excluded).
- Urea nitrogen (BUN) clearance rate (Kt/V) ≥ 1.2 at each dialysis session.
- Serum phosphate levels \< 5.5 mg/dL.
- Receiving hemodialysis three times weekly for at least three consecutive months.
- No history of acute illnesses like infections or cardiovascular disease.
- Avoiding a high-phosphorus diet.
- Adjusting dialysate calcium concentration to 8.6-10 mg/dL.
- Replacing the artificial kidney or increasing dialysis blood flow
Exclusion
- Pregnant or nursing.
- History of photosensitivity.
- Recent use of systemic or local medications for pruritus (e.g., immunosuppressants, opioid agonists/antagonists, glucocorticoids, antihistamines, ultraviolet B therapy).
- Hepatobiliary dysfunction based on medical history and liver function tests.
- Malignancies.
- Other itchy skin conditions diagnosed by a dermatologist.
- Wounds near acupuncture points, contraindicating laser acupuncture
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 9 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 11 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06875115
Start Date
April 9 2024
End Date
April 11 2025
Last Update
December 24 2025
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Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital
Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan, 622