The purpose of this study is to assess the fields of anhydrotic effect (FAE) of abobotulinumtoxinA and onabotulinumtoxinA at the same labeled unit dose (1:1 units), comparing both sweat gland and muscle activity.
This is a prospective, single-center, randomized, double-blind study. All participants were recruited from a research center in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and provided written informed consent. The purpose of this study is to assess the fields of anhydrotic effect (FAE) of abobotulinumtoxinA and onabotulinumtoxinA at the same labeled unit dose (1:1 units), comparing both sweat gland and muscle activities. Nineteen patients were enrolled and evaluations were performed at baseline and 28 days after treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
19
Isovolumetric (0.02 mL) doses of 2 units of abobotulinumtoxinA injected on one side of the forehead.
Isovolumetric (0.02 mL) doses of 2 units of onabotulinumtoxinA injected on the other side of the forehead.
Brazilian Center for Studies in Dermatology
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Horizontal Diameter of the Fields of Anhidrotic Effect
The Horizontal Diameter of the Fields of Anhidrotic Effect were measured with Mirror Medical Imaging Software (Canfield Scientific, Inc., Parsippany, NJ) The injection of botulinum toxin type A causes both muscle paralysis and anhydrosis on sweat glands activity. The size of the muscular and anhydrotic effects are called field of anhidrotic effects (FAE) and field of muscular effects (FME). The reaction of iodine and starch with the sweat (Minor's test) allows visualizing the field of anhidrotic effects and measuring them. The peak effect of botulinum toxin type A occurs between 15 and 30 days after injection. There is no change from the baseline, because no FAE are observed at baseline.
Time frame: 28 days
Vertical Diameter of the Fields of Anhidrotic Effect
The Vertical Diameter of the Fields of Anhidrotic Effect were measured with Mirror Medical Imaging Software (Canfield Scientific, Inc., Parsippany, NJ) The injection of botulinum toxin type A causes both muscle paralysis and anhydrosis on sweat glands activity. The size of the muscular and anhydrotic effects are called field of anhidrotic effects (FAE) and field of muscular effects (FME). The reaction of iodine and starch with the sweat (Minor's test) allows visualizing the field of anhidrotic effects and measuring them. The peak effect of botulinum toxin type A occurs between 15 and 30 days after injection. There is no change from the baseline, because no FAE are observed at baseline.
Time frame: 28 days
Area of the Fields of Anhidrotic Effect
The area of the Fields of Anhidrotic Effect were measured with Mirror Medical Imaging Software (Canfield Scientific, Inc., Parsippany, NJ) The injection of botulinum toxin type A causes both muscle paralysis and anhydrosis on sweat glands activity. The size of the muscular and anhydrotic effects are called field of anhidrotic effects (FAE) and field of muscular effects (FME). The reaction of iodine and starch with the sweat (Minor's test) allows visualizing the field of anhidrotic effects and measuring them. The peak effect of botulinum toxin type A occurs between 15 and 30 days after injection. There is no change from the baseline, because no FAE are observed at baseline.
Time frame: 28 days
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Wrinkle Severity Scale (WSS) at Maximum Contraction
It is a 4-point validated scale for forehead lines: 0 - None 1. \- Mild 2. \- Moderate 3. \- Severe The injection of botulinum toxin type A causes both muscle paralysis and anhydrosis on sweat glands activity. The size of the muscular and anhydrotic effects are called field of anhidrotic effects (FAE) and field of muscular effects (FME). The muscular effect reduction can be observed by the reduction of facial lines. Wrinkle scales are used to grade the muscular effects of botulinum toxin. The peak effect of botulinum toxin type A occurs between 15 and 30 days after injection. There is no change from the baseline, because no FME are observed at baseline.
Time frame: Baseline and 28 days
Wrinkle Severity Scale (WSS) at Rest
It its a 4-point validated scale for forehead lines: 0 - None 1. \- Mild 2. \- Moderate 3. \- Severe The injection of botulinum toxin type A causes both muscle paralysis and anhydrosis on sweat glands activity. The size of the muscular and anhydrotic effects are called field of anhidrotic effects (FAE) and field of muscular effects (FME). The muscular effect reduction can be observed by the reduction of facial lines. Wrinkle scales are used to grade the muscular effects of botulinum toxin. The peak effect of botulinum toxin type A occurs between 15 and 30 days after injection. There is no change from the baseline, because no FME are observed at baseline.
Time frame: Baseline and 28 days
Evoked Compound Muscle Action Potentials (ECMAP)
Amplitude of the evoked compound muscle action potentials in the frontalis muscle on stimulation of the facial nerve performed at baseline and visit 2 using surface electrodes on the forehead and electrical stimulation of the facial nerve according to standard neurophysiologic procedures. The amplitude of the ECMAP was performed by an experienced neurologist using an electromyography device (Teca Sapphire; Teca Corp).
Time frame: Baseline and 28 days