Needlescopic Selective Dorsal Sympathectomy versus Needlescopic Conventional Sympathectomy in Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis in Children

Needlescopic Selective Dorsal Sympathectomy versus Needlescopic Conventional Sympathectomy in Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202511861532915

Enrollment

Registered

2025-11-03

Start date

2023-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Surgery Paediatrics

Interventions

Needlescopic conventional sympathectomy

Needlescopic selective dorsal sympathectomy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Sex: both male and female. • Age: 8 – 14 years. • Patients suffering from severe bilateral primary hyperhidrosis (PH) after failure of conservative treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Patients suffering from secondary hyperhidrosis. • Age older than 14 years. • Patients with mild symptoms, who can benefit from conservative management.2 • Recurrent hyperhidrosis. • Refusal of the patient or the parents to the thoracoscopic approach. • Patients with significant chest deformities. • Patients with previous open chest or heart surgery due to expected pleural adhesions.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of primary hyperhidrosis	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Degree of patient satisfaction;Incidence of adverse events	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMohamed Anwar

Assistant Professor

MohamedAnwar.2320@azhar.edu.eg00201007014020

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026