NCT02823340

Fractionated Microneedle Radiofrequency for Treatment of Primary Axillary Hyperhidrosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Xijing Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Twenty patients with PAH had 1 session of Fractionated microneedle radiofrequency treatment. Clinical improvement was evaluated using a Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS) and photographs were taken using the starch-iodine test at every visit and 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 24 weeks after the treatment. Skin biopsies were obtained from 3 of the enrolled patients before and after treatment. The satisfaction and adverse reactions of the research participants were recorded at every follow-up visit.

Detailed description

Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS)Score = 1 My sweating is never noticeable and never interferes with my daily activitiesScore = 2 My sweating is tolerable but sometimes interferes with my daily activitiesScore = 3 My sweating is barely tolerable and frequently interferes with my daily activitiesScore = 4 My sweating is intolerable and always interferes with my daily activities

Conditions

• Primary Axillary Hyperhidrosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Fractional microneedle RF(United, Peninsula Medical, China)

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-31
• First posted: 2016-07-06
• Last updated: 2021-03-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China