- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04178161
Image Guided Targeted Photoablation for the Treatment of Localized Hyperhidrosis
Hyperhidrosis is a condition in which sweating is in excess of that required for normal regulation of body temperature. Commonly affected areas in primary hyperhidrosis include axillae, palms and soles. Secondary hyperhidrosis can affect scalp, face, neck, back, groin and legs. Hyperhidrosis can negatively impact, employment, relationships, or other aspects of quality of life.
The investigators propose to investigate the use of a unique image-guided laser to specifically ablate eccrine sweat glands.
Study Overview
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Yakir Levin, MD, PhD
- Phone Number: 617-726-3827
- Email: ylevin2@partners.org
Study Locations
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
- Recruiting
- Massachusetts General Hospital - Wellman Center for Photomedicine
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Contact:
- Kimberli Bell
- Phone Number: 617-724-4937
- Email: kbell2@partners.org
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Contact:
- Fernanda H Sakamoto, MD, PhD, MD, PhD
- Email: fsakamoto@partners.org
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Sub-Investigator:
- Fernanda H Sakamoto, MD, PhD
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects of ages between 18 and 65 years.
- Subjects with any Fitzpatrick skin type.
- Subjects who are proficient in the English language.
- Willingness to participate in the study.
- Willingness to undergo experimental procedure.
- Informed consent agreement signed by the subject.
- Willingness to follow the follow-up schedule.
- Willingness not to use any other hyperhidrosis treatment to the tests sites during the study period (i.e. deodorant, at-home iontophoresis, Botox, MiraDry).
- Patient rates symptoms at level "3" or "4" on the hyperhidrosis disease severity scale (HDSS, see below).
- Subject in appropriate physical health to ride a stationary bicycle to the point of eliciting sweat.
- No known allergy to iodine or potato starch
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Subjects on systemic treatment for hyperhidrosis, such as anticholinergic drugs (e.g. glycopyrrolate), sedatives or tranquilizers, within the past 8 weeks.
- Subjects who have undergone surgical excision of sweat glands or sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis.
- Subjects with an underlying disorder, such as neurologic injury or disease affecting the autonomic system, vascular disorders and metabolic disorders (e.g. hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus) that can produce hyperhidrosis
- Subjects with a history of coronary artery disease.
- Subjects with a history of poor compliance or psychosis
- Subjects taking SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, or MAOIs
- Subjects with known hypersensitivity to methylene blue
- Subjects with cardiac pacemaker or any other electrically powered implantable device.
- Subjects not proficient in the English language.
- Subject not in appropriate physical health to ride a stationary bicycle to the point of eliciting sweat.
- Known allergy to iodine or potato starch.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Treated side
Two regions are designated on the upper back. Randomized to treatment and control sides. Treatment side receives laser treatment of the sweat glands. |
Iontophoresis of methylene blue is used to identify the sweat glands.
An image guided fractional erbium laser is used to specifically target these glands for ablation.
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NO_INTERVENTION: Untreated side
Two regions are designated on the upper back. Randomized to treatment and control sides. Control side is untreated. |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Measurement of changes in sweat production using gravimetric method
Time Frame: Measured at multiple time points, last at 6 months
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Compare treated side to control side
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Measured at multiple time points, last at 6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: R Rox Anderson, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2016P001071
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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