Ambulatory Varicosity avUlsion Later or Synchronised (AVULS)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Varicose Veins; Circulatory System; Varicose veins of lower extremities

• Registration Number: ISRCTN76821539
• Lead Sponsor: Imperial College London (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

1. Consecutive patients who present to the department of vascular surgery at Charing Cross Hospital, who are willing to participate in the study
2. They must have clinical venous disease affecting either the long saphenous or short saphenous veins
3. They must be over the age of 18 and able to give consent for the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients under the age of 18 years
2. Those that are unable to consent
3. Patients with deep venous disease
4. Those unfit for intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disease specific quality of life at 6 months using the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. The need for further procedures over the 6 month period<br>2. Generic quality of life assessed using the EQ-5D<br>3. Cost effectiveness of the treatment strategies <br>4. Anatomical success assessed with colour duplex at 6 months<br>5. Level of depression assessed using Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)<br>6. Return to work and normal activities<br>7. Clinical disease severity assessed using the Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS)