Unilateral Sequential Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Comparison between unilateral sequential and bilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis on patients outcomes notably compensatory hyperhidrosis.

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Key information

Conditions

Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Age range

8 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients suffering palmar hyperhidrosis

Exclusion criteria

Patients with pleural adhesions, bleeding diathesis, local infection or previous operation for hyperhidrosis

Treatment and study plan

bilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy

Procedure

Patients underwent bilateral simultaneous T2-T3 ganglionectomy using thoracoscopic approach.

unilateral sequential endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy.

Procedure

Patients underwent unilateral T2-T3 ganglionectomy of the dominant side followed by T2-T3 ganglionectomy of the other side after 2 months interval.

Primary outcomes

Number of participants developing compensatory hyperhidrosis (reflex sweating) following sympathectomy.

Time frame: one year

Number pf patients developing compensatory hyperhidrosis (reflex sweating) following sympathectomy. Compensatory hyperhidrosis was graded as "severe" when the patient mentioned that sweating interfered with his or her normal activity, "moderate" when the patient indicated that his or her sweating was not bothersome and "mild" when the patient did not mention dampness or made only a brief reference.

Secondary outcomes

Number of patients who will be satisfied or unsatisfied regarding the procedure.

Time frame: one year

we measure patient satisfaction regarding the procedure by asking the patients to rate their level of satisfaction as very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied and very dissatisfied. Patients were considered satisfied if they reported being very satisfied or somewhat satisfied.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tmaer Youssef Mohamed

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Registry information

Official study title

Unilateral Sequential Versus Bilateral Simultaneous Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis: a Study of 407 Cases.

Acronym: ETS

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Dec 22, 2014
Registry last updated: Dec 22, 2014

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