Topical oxybutynin antiperspirant for axillary hyperhidrosis: a phase IIb PROBE design clinical trial (TODAY trial)
Antitranspirante tópico de oxibutinina para hiperidrose axilar: um ensaio clínico de fase IIb com desenho PROBE (estudo TODAY)
Samantha Neves; Elisete Isabel Crocco; Viviane Santana da Silva; Felipe Menegueti; Alexia Paganotti; Ricardo Sanchez Boix; Nelson Wolosker; Roberto Augusto Caffaro
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Submitted date:
09/04/2025
Accepted date:
05/26/2026
