Unilateral Sequential Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis
- Conditions
- Palmar Hyperhidrosis
- Registration Number
- NCT02321332
- Lead Sponsor
- Tmaer Youssef Mohamed
- Brief Summary
Comparison between unilateral sequential and bilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis on patients outcomes notably compensatory hyperhidrosis.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
- Patients suffering palmar hyperhidrosis
- Patients with pleural adhesions, bleeding diathesis, local infection or previous operation for hyperhidrosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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.