Hyperhidrosis Primary Focal Palms
Conditions
Brief summary
To investigate the effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Hyperhidrosis Severity on patients with primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis.
Detailed description
Hyperhidrosis might be a primary condition or secondary condition due to medications or systemic disorders. Primary hyperhidrosis is usually focal,bilateral, and symmetric. It mainly affects the axillae, palms, soles, face, and scalp. The incidence of primary hyperhidrosis has been reported to be between 0.6%\ 2.8% in both genders. Symptoms usually begin in childhood or around puberty. It interferes with daily social and occupational activities of patients and significantly impacts their quality of life. Various treatments have been proposed to control primary hyperhidrosis. The treatment options for hyperhidrosis include topical therapy, anticholinergic, iontophoresis, botulinum toxin and surgery. In addition to these treatment options for hyperhidrosis, several medical devices delivering energy to destroy sweat glands are undergoing promising clinical investigation. Microwave technology, several lasers (such as 1,064-nm, 1,320-nm, and 1,440-nm neodymium: yttrium- aluminum-garnet laser, 924-nm and 975-nm diode laser, long-pulsed 800- nm diode laser), micro needle radio frequency, and ultrasound technology could be included as example of the device. In spite of these treatment options, the best therapeutic choice is still undefined. This concept encourages us to investigate the effectiveness of recent technique in the current research. Up till now, the available literatures show a gap in knowledge and lack of well-designed studies. We will concern on the effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Hyperhidrosis Severity on patients with primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis.
Interventions
DEVICETranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
TENS applied for 30 min for each time, five times a week, for 2 weeks and deep breathing relaxation exercise given to the intervention group twice a day (10min/exercise) for two weeks.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* • Age range from 18 to 30 years old. * Patients will be from both sexes. * Body mass index from 18.5 to 24.9 * Subject suffer from primary palmar hyperhidrosis. * No clinical treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis within the past month.
Exclusion criteria
* • Patients outside the target range. * Patients who were pregnant or lactating. * Patients who had metal implants such as a pacemaker. * Patients who had history of ischemic heart disease or arrhythmias. * Patients who had any other diseases that could be the cause ofsecondary hyperhidrosis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change the severity of hyperhidrosis | 2 weeks | Measure the rate sweating by iodine starch testin unit of score |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change the quality of life | 2 weeks | Measure Quality of life by questionnaire in unit of grade |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed