Feasibility Study: Safety and Efficacy of the Ulthera® System for Treatment of Axillary Hyperhidrosis

NCT ID: NCT01713673

Last Updated: 2017-11-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2013-04-30

Brief Summary

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Up to 20 subjects will be treated. Subjects will receive two (2) bilateral Ultherapy™ or Sham treatments of the axilla. The study hypothesis is that subjects who receive Ultherapy™ treatment will have a greater reduction in axillary sweating compared to subjects receiving Sham treatments. Follow-up visits will occur at 7 and 14 days following treatment #1, and at 7, 14, 30, 60 and 90 days following treatment #2. At each follow-up visit, assessments will be completed to compare the amount of axillary sweating compared to baseline.

Detailed Description

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This study is a prospective, single-center, randomized, sham-controlled, blinded pilot clinical trial. Subjects will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups in a 2:1 randomization scheme, two (2) subjects assigned to receive Ultherapy™ treatment to every one subject assigned to receive Sham treatment.

Gravimetric measurement of sweat production and starch iodine tests will be performed, and Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS) scores will be obtained, prior to treatment and at each follow-up visit. Patient satisfaction will also be assessed. Sham treated subjects will have the option of continuing to Stage II and receive active treatment after completion of their Stage I 90 day study visit.

In a protocol amendment, the initial Stage I study cohort, excluding Sham treated subjects who opt to continue to Stage II, will be recruited to complete one long-term follow-up visit at 365 days following subjects' second study treatment. The same follow-up assessments will be completed to compare the amount of axillary sweating compared to baseline.

Conditions

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Hyperhidrosis

Keywords

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Hyperhidrosis Axillary sweating Ulthera® System Ultherapy™ Treatment Ulthera, Inc.

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Active Treatment

Subjects receive Ulthera System Treatments according to the pre-defined Ulthera® System energy settings.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ulthera System Treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Focused ultrasound energy delivered below the surface of the skin

Sham Treatment

Subjects will receive Sham treatments using the Ulthera® System with the energy set to 0.00 Joules.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Study treatment using the Ulthera System, but delivering no ultrasound energy.

Interventions

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Ulthera System Treatment

Focused ultrasound energy delivered below the surface of the skin

Intervention Type DRUG

Sham treatment

Study treatment using the Ulthera System, but delivering no ultrasound energy.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Ultherapy™

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female, ages 18-75
* Subject is in good health
* Diagnosis of bilateral axillary hyperhidrosis refractory to previous topical therapies
* At least 50 mg of spontaneous resting axillary sweat production in each axilla measured gravimetrically at room temperature/humidity over a period of 5 minutes
* A HDSS score is 3 or 4. An attempt will be made to approximate an equal number of scores 3 and 4
* Understands and accepts the obligation not to undergo any other procedures in the areas to be treated through the follow-up period
* Absence of physical conditions unacceptable to the investigator
* Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization prior to performance of any study-related procedure
* Subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test result and must not be lactating

Exclusion Criteria

* Dermal disorder including infection at anticipated treatment sites in either axilla
* Previous botulinum toxin treatment of the axilla in the past year
* Expected use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of any other disease during the study period
* Known allergy to starch powder or iodine
* Secondary hyperhidrosis, for example, hyperhidrosis that is secondary to other underlying diseases including hyperthyroidism, lymphoma and malaria
* Previous surgical treatment of hyperhidrosis including sympathectomy, surgical debulking of the sweat glands, subcutaneous tissue curettage and ultrasonic surgery
* Unwillingness to wash off deodorants and abstain use 72 hours prior to treatments or assessments
* History of previous Ultherapy™ treatment to the axilla
* Subjects with a history of a bleeding disorder
* Use of cholinomimetics, anticholinergics, or any oral herbal medicine treatments for hyperhidrosis
* Inability to withhold use of antiperspirants and deodorants, or any other topical treatments for hyperhidrosis within 72 hours prior to study treatments and assessments
* Unwillingness for complete shaving or removal of underarm hair within 12 hours prior to study treatments and follow-up visits
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ulthera, Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mark Nestor, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Center for Clinical and Cosmetic Research

Locations

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The Center for Clinical and Cosmetic Research

Aventura, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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ULT-125

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id