Amerian, Monireh

Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

[ 1 ] - Comparative Effects of Zinc Sulfate and Hydroxyzine in Decreasing Pruritus among Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-over Clinical Trial

Background and purpose: Uremic pruritus is a common complication in patients with chronic kidney disease, for which different treatments are applied. This study aimed to compare the effects of Zinc sulfate with Hydroxyzine in reducing pruritus in hemodialysis patients. Materials and methods: In this cross over randomized trial, 100 hemodialysis patients with uremic pruritus who met the study i...