Endovenous laser treatment of the great saphenous vein using a bare fibre versus tulip fibre

Completed

• Conditions: Varicose disease, endovenous laser treatment.; Circulatory System; Varicose veins of lower extremities

• Registration Number: ISRCTN51287398
• Lead Sponsor: Sint-Andriesziekenhuis vzw (Belgium)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with insufficiency of the great saphenous vein with functional and/or aesthetical inconvenience
2. 1470/1500 nm endovenous laser treatment
3. Aged between 18 - 80 years
4. Male or female

Exclusion Criteria

1. Deep venous insufficiency
2. Cross-dilatation with more than two incompetent side-branches
3. Maximal diameter of the saphenous vein greater than 15 mm
4. Therapeutical anticoagumlation or hypocoagulopathy
5. Hypercoagulopathy/thrombophilia
6. Peripheral arterial occlusive disease: Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) less than 0.85 or history of claudication or ischaemia
7. Pregnancy
8. Patients younger than 18 years and older than 80 years
9. Bilateral treatment
10. Insufficiency of the small and/or anterior saphenous vein

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified