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Clinical Trials/NCT00621062
NCT00621062
Completed
Not Applicable

Randomized Prospective Trial of Varicose Vein Surgery

Uppsala University1 site in 1 country540 target enrollmentJanuary 2008
ConditionsVaricose Veins

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Varicose Veins
Sponsor
Uppsala University
Enrollment
540
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Recurrence rate and complications after venous surgery. Duplex ultrasound and clinical evaluation.
Status
Completed
Last Updated
12 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Through a prospective RCT evaluate and compare the three new endovenous methods for great saphenous vein ablation (Radiofrequency, endovenous laser and foam sclerotherapy) versus high ligation and stripping. Procedure (proof-of-concept) and patient related (clinical outcome) factors will be studied.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 2008
End Date
January 2014
Last Updated
12 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Uppsala University
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Clinical examinations by an experienced surgeon as well as duplex evaluation. Duplex evaluation of both the deep and the superficial system is required but not of the perforating vessels. It is performed by experienced BMA or surgeon with profound knowledge in vein diagnosis with duplex.
  • Patients with primary varicose vein disease between age 18 to
  • Signature of informed consent.
  • Varicose veins and duplex verified GSV incompetence defined as \>0,5 seconds reflux time after manual compression in upright position 60 degrees.
  • Vein size \<20 mm in upright position 60 degrees, 2 cm below the SFJ.
  • Minimum distance between skin and the GSV in the first 20 cm from the SFJ \> 5mm.
  • CEAP classification C2-C5

Exclusion Criteria

  • Non-consent for randomisation.
  • Age \<18 years.
  • Age \>75 years.
  • Deep vein insufficiency in the same extremity (duplex verified).
  • Vein size \>20mm in upright position 60 degrees below the SFJ.
  • Meander and superficial veins with a distance of \<5mm to the skin surface ( RF or Laser cannot be applied).
  • Patients with double GSV's and/or lateral accessory insufficient branch.
  • Patients with cognitive disturbances, dementia or unable to understand for any reason the importance of follow up.
  • Earlier operation with HL/S (recurrency).
  • Operated for small saphenous vein (SSV) incompetence the last 3 months.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Recurrence rate and complications after venous surgery. Duplex ultrasound and clinical evaluation.

Time Frame: 3 years

Secondary Outcomes

  • Quality of Life with SF36, Aberdeen Vein Score, VCSS and Visual Analogue Scale Scoring.(3 years)

Study Sites (1)

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