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Essential oil massage and incident chronic kidney disease–associated pruritus in maintenance hemodialysis patients without baseline pruritus: a prospective non-concurrent before-and-after study

Key takeaways

This study looked at whether essential oil massage was linked to fewer new cases of itchy skin from kidney disease in hemodialysis patients who did not itch at the start. It compared records from before and after the massage began, and nobody was randomly assigned. It can show a link, not proof that the massage prevented itching. The abstract was not available, so we could not check how many people took part or for how long.

Who did this work

Xian Shen (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology) · Ting Shen (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology) · Jin Luo (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology) · Peng Fu (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology) · Mengru Liu (Bengbu Medical College) · Congcong Cao (Bengbu Medical College) · Hao Wu (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology) · Jing Cui (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-15
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1848586