Unilateral Sequential Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis (ETS)

Tmaer Youssef Mohamed

Status: Completed

Conditions: Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Treatments: Procedure: unilateral sequential endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy.; Procedure: bilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02321332

MFM2010344

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients suffering palmar hyperhidrosis

Exclusion criteria

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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400 participants in 2 patient groups

B-ETS

Active Comparator group

Description:

Bilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: bilateral simultaneous T2-T3 ganglionectomy.

Treatment:

Procedure: bilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy

S-ETS

Active Comparator group

Description:

unilateral sequential endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: unilateral T2-T3 ganglionectomy of the dominant side followed by T2-T3 ganglionectomy of the other side after 2 months interval

Treatment:

Procedure: unilateral sequential endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy.