Unilateral Sequential Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02321332

Acronym

ETS

Enrollment

400

Registered

2014-12-22

Start date

2010-06-30

Completion date

2013-06-30

Last updated

2014-12-22

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Conditions

Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Keywords

Palmar hyperhidrosis, Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy

Brief summary

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

Interventions

PROCEDUREunilateral sequential endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy.

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

PROCEDUREbilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy

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

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients suffering palmar hyperhidrosis

Exclusion criteria

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of participants developing compensatory hyperhidrosis (reflex sweating) following sympathectomy.	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

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of patients who will be satisfied or unsatisfied regarding the procedure.	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.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026