Using of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Hemodialysis Patients to Improve Pruritus and Sleep Disorders

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Uremic Pruritus

Treatments: Other: Olive oil application in hemodialysis patients with pruritus; Other: Normal saline application in hemodialysis patients with pruritus

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05466045

22MMHIS169e

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background and Purpose:

Itching is a common complication of hemodialysis patients, which can cause skin damage and affect the patient's comfort. Studies have shown that olive oil is feasible and effective for pain relief, cancer treatment, stroke and cardiovascular disease, as well as wound healing and skin care because it is readily available, natural, and has merely no side effects, and there is no research application on the skin itchiness in hemodialysis patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of applying extra virgin olive oil to improve skin itching, sleep quality and changes in heart rate variability in hemodialysis patients.

Research method:

This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial (RCT), which is divided into two groups, the experimental group and the control group. Before the interventional measures, a questionnaire pre-test and HRV test are given first, and the interventional measures are given. During the period, in addition to routine care, both groups of patients used a brown roller ball glass bottle containing extra virgin olive oil or normal saline on the itchy skin every 12 hours gently and evenly smeared with fingers , for 28 days, and on the 14th day and 28 days.After intervention, the post-questionnaire test and HRV test were carried out. The research tools include: 5-D 5-D itch scale, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) detector.The data collection results were archived with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) statistical software, and the data were processed and analyzed by descriptive statistics, chi-square test, generalized estimating equation (GEE) and independent sample t test.

Expected results: Result showed using extra virgin olive oil can improvement of skin itchiness and sleep quality in hemodialysis patients, and also cost effectiveness of lotions , reduction of drugs burden on kidneys and improvement of patients' quality of life.

Full description

Background and Purpose:

Itching is a common complication of hemodialysis patients, which can cause skin damage and affect the patient's comfort. It will not only affect social activities, but also affect the quality of life. In severe cases, it will cause sleep disorders. Studies have shown that olive oil is feasible and effective for pain relief, cancer treatment, stroke and cardiovascular disease, as well as wound healing and skin care because it is readily available, natural, and has no side effects, and there is no research application on the skin itchiness in hemodialysis patients.Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of applying extra virgin olive oil to improve skin itching, sleep quality and changes in heart rate variability in hemodialysis patients.

Research method:

This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial (RCT), which is divided into two groups, the experimental group and the control group. The research process is divided into three stages. Before the interventional measures, a questionnaire pre-test and HRV test are given first.The interventional measures are given. During the period, in addition to routine care, both groups of patients used a brown roller ball glass bottle containing extra virgin olive oil or normal saline on the itchy skin every 12 hours gently and evenly smeared with fingers for 28 days. Questionnaire and HRV test were carried on the 14th day .After intervention, the post-questionnaire test and HRV test were carried out. The research tools include: 5-D 5-D itch scale, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) detector.The data collection results were archived with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) statistical software, and the data were processed and analyzed by descriptive statistics, chi-square test, generalized estimating equation (GEE) and independent sample t test.

Enrollment: 86 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ESRD ,Regular hemodialysis patients >3 months

Exclusion criteria

• allergic patients
• skin infection
• atopic dermatitis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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86 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental group received olive oil application

Treatment:

Other: Olive oil application in hemodialysis patients with pruritus

control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Control group received normal saline application

Treatment:

Other: Normal saline application in hemodialysis patients with pruritus