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A Pilot Study Exploring the Efficacy and Safety of Topical Oxybutynin 3% Gel for Primary Focal Hyperhidrosis in Adolescents and Young Adults

A Pilot Study Exploring the Efficacy and Safety of Topical Oxybutynin 3% Gel for Primary Focal Hyperhidrosis in Adolescents and Young Adults

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02633371
Enrollment
10
Registered
2015-12-17
Start date
2016-02-29
Completion date
2017-05-31
Last updated
2018-06-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hyperhidrosis

Brief summary

This is a single-center, prospective, open-label, outpatient pilot study evaluating the efficacy and tolerability of oxybutynin gel for axillary hyperhidrosis.

Detailed description

This study will determine if daily application of topical oxybutynin 3% gel reduces the symptoms of primary axillary hyperhidrosis in adolescents and young adults. It will also assess the impact of daily topical oxybutynin 3% gel on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL); determine if daily topical oxybutynin 3% gel has a treatment effect at distant, untreated sites; and assess the local and systemic tolerability of daily topical oxybutynin 3% gel. Finally, the study will determine the treatment effect size, if one exists, in order to power a larger, placebo-controlled study in the future.

Interventions

DRUGOxybutynin 3% gel

Sponsors

Society for Pediatric Dermatology
CollaboratorOTHER
University of Colorado, Denver
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Eligible subjects must be 12-25 years old and meet consensus criteria for primary focal hyperhidrosis: focal, visible, excessive sweating of at least 6 months duration without apparent cause with at least two of the following characteristics: 1) Bilateral and relatively symmetric, 2) Impairs daily activities, 3) Frequency of at least one episode per week, 4) Age of onset less than 25 years, 5) Positive family history, 6) Cessation of focal sweating during sleep. * Eligible subjects must have moderate to severe hyperhidrosis which correlates to a score of 3 or 4 on the HDSS. * Hyperhidrosis must affect the bilateral axilla; however, patients with concurrent focal hyperhidrosis affecting the palms, soles, face, or other area will not be excluded. * Subjects must be willing to comply with the study protocol.

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects with hyperhidrosis of less than 6 months duration or hyperhidrosis secondary to an underlying infectious, endocrine, or neurologic disorder. * Treatment with botulinum toxin injections to the axillae or other affected areas within the last 12 weeks OR treatment with other agents (oral anticholinergic medications, topical aluminum chloride) in the last 4 weeks. * Subjects with active skin inflammation or infection affecting the axilla * Subjects who report history of closed-angle glaucoma, urinary retention, decreased gastrointestinal motility, hiatal hernia, cardiac arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, congestive health failure, hyperthyroidism, myasthenia gravis, xerostomia, renal insufficiency, or hepatic impairment. * Subjects with hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure \> 140 or diastolic blood pressure \> 90 on more than 1 occasion separated by 1 week. * Subjects with the following: history of somnolence, confusion, hallucinations OR subjects taking other medications that may cause somnolence, confusion, hallucinations OR subjects with other medical conditions that may predispose them for somnolence, confusion, or hallucinations. * Subjects who have demonstrated hypersensitivity to the drug substance or other components of the product * Subjects taking drugs which inhibit Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) * Pregnant and/or nursing females * Any other disease that would interfere with the study or place them at undue risk or who are in any way unable to comply with study requirements.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Patients With Improvement in Hyperhidrosis Severity at Week 1 or Week 4 as Measured by the Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS).Week 1 and week 4A treatment responder is defined as any participant with a change in the Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS) score from a baseline score of 3 or 4 to a score of 1 or 2 at week 1 or week 4.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Oxybutynin
Oxybutynin 3% gel, 1 gram of product (56 mg oxybutynin) topically to each armpit daily for 4 weeks
10
Total10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOxybutynin
Age, Continuous18.5 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
10 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 10
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 10
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 10

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Patients With Improvement in Hyperhidrosis Severity at Week 1 or Week 4 as Measured by the Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS).

A treatment responder is defined as any participant with a change in the Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS) score from a baseline score of 3 or 4 to a score of 1 or 2 at week 1 or week 4.

Time frame: Week 1 and week 4

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
OxybutyninNumber of Patients With Improvement in Hyperhidrosis Severity at Week 1 or Week 4 as Measured by the Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS).4 participants

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