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NCT06466421CompletedPhase 4

Fexofenadine Versus Gabapentin for Uremic Pruritus in Patients on Regular Hemodialysis

Clinical Study to Compare The Safety and Possible Efficacy of Fexofenadine Versus Gabapentin for Uremic Pruritus in Patients on Regular Hemodialysis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Apr 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Several studies investigated the effectiveness of Gabapentin in Uremic Pruritus (UP). No previous studies investigated the use of fexofenadine in UP. The aim of this trial is to assess the safety and possible efficacy of fexofenadine in patients with UP.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (actual)
First submitted
7 Jun 2024
Start date
1 Jul 2024
Primary completion date
1 Oct 2024
Lead sponsor
Tanta University
NCT number
NCT06466421

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 4
  • Participants enrolled: 60
  • From 1 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 1 Oct 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • Cancer patients.
  • Patients with history of substance abuse.

Age

  • Age \< 18 years old.

Other

  • Patients not on regular hemodialysis.
  • Pruritus due to other cause.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
  • Patients with myasthenia gravis.
  • Patients who refuse or are unable to provide an informed consent.

Who the study is looking for

  • Age ≥ 18 years old.
  • ESRD on regular hemodialysis.
  • Moderate and severe Uremic Pruritus as assessed by Visual Analogue Scale.
  • Able to provide an informed consent.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Tanta university
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TantaEgyptUnknown status

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