Radio Frequency Ablation Versus Stripping of Great Saphenous Vein in Management of Primary Varicose Veins , Comparative Study

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• Conditions: Varicose Veins
• Interventions: Procedure: stripping of great saphenous vein

• Registration Number: NCT05342779
• Lead Sponsor: Sohag University

Brief Summary

Varicose veins are one of the most common diseases worldwide it constitutes a progressive disease which during its course it produces complications that usually prompt the patient to seek medical care.

Epidemiological studies of the incidence and prevalence of varicose veins found that the majority of adults would develop it over the course of their lifetime; women were found to be four times likely as men to develop it, the incidence of varicose vein occurrence increases with age.

Varicose veins are defined as tortuous dilated veins after or associated with incompetent valves.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-04
• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-04-17
• Study First Posted: 2022-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-25
• Study Start: 2022-06
• Primary Completion: 2023-06
• Study Completion: 2023-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Inclusion criteria: -. • Adult patients with primary non complicated varicose veins which match the criteria suitable for the procedure

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with tortuous GSV that could not allow passage of the sheath, laser fiber, non-palpable distal pulsation.
• inability to ambulate, patients with previous history of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pregnant women were excluded from the study.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A will undergo stripping of great saphenous vein. .	stripping of great saphenous vein	-
Group B will undergo treatment by radiofrequency ablation.	stripping of great saphenous vein	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
success rate	one year	Treatment success was defined as symptomatic improvement as well as decrease in vein diameter,echogenic thickening of vein wall and no flow within the occluded lumen by duplex examination Improvement of symptoms in the treated limb
complication	one year	* recurrence and recanalization of the treated vein.; * hyperpigmentation; * recurrence and recanalization of the treated vein.; * ecchymosis, paresthesia, hematoma, erythema and phlebitis.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sohag University Hospital; 🇪🇬 Sohag, Egypt