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Botulinum Toxin for Primary Hyperhidrosis Treatment

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What is being tested

botulinum toxin type A

Drug
Who is being recruted

Pathologic Processes+5

+ Sweat Gland Diseases

+ Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Over 16 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: July 1999
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Summary

Principal SponsorIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Last updated: June 24, 2005
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Study start date: July 1, 1999

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients receive injections of botulinum toxin in the clinical trial for 6 months. Patients undergo an iodine starch test and a sympathetic skin response test to assess the efficacy of the drug. Patients also complete questionnaires to evaluate the amount of sweating.

NCT00004480
Principal SponsorIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Last updated: June 24, 2005
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 16 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Pathologic ProcessesSweat Gland DiseasesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesDisease AttributesHyperhidrosisSkin DiseasesRare Diseases

Criteria

Diagnosis of hyperhidrosis Excessive sweating in the hands, feet, armpits, forehead, or body

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

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