Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Blushing
- Conditions
- Facial Blushing
- Interventions
- Procedure: Level of sympathectomy
- Registration Number
- NCT00225069
- Lead Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
- Brief Summary
To determine outcome and side effects following thoracoscopic sympathectomy in patients treated for disabling isolated facial blushing and investigate if there are any significant differences between two different routine procedures: T2 or T2-T3 sympathectomy.
- Detailed Description
To determine the outcome and side effects following thoracoscopic sympathectomy in patients treated for disabling isolated facial blushing. In addition, following randomization investigate if there are any significant differences between two different routine procedures: T2 or T2-T3 sympathectomy. Includes QoL before and 12 months after surgery
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- Isolated disabling facial blushing
- Over 18 years of age
- Willing to be randomized
- Primary hyperhidrosis in palms or axillae
- Previous lung surgery
- Bradycardia
- Arrythmias
- Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Level of sympathectomy T2 sympathectomy 2 Level of sympathectomy T2-T3 sympathectomy
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effect of operation. Side effects: compensatory and gustatory sweating. 12 months after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Dept Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skejby Sygehus, Aarhus University Hospital
🇩🇰Aarhus, Denmark
Dept Cardiothorcic Surgery, Odense University Hospital
🇩🇰Odense, Denmark