Randomised controlled trial of surgical treatment of varicose veins in legs: Stripping versus Conservative Treatment (CHIVA)

Completed

• Conditions: Varicose veins in legs; Circulatory System; Varicose veins

• Registration Number: ISRCTN52861672
• Lead Sponsor: Spanish Ministry of Health, Investigation of Sanitary Funding (Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 501

Inclusion Criteria

Patients affected by varicose veins of the lower extremities.

Added 23/11/2015:
The study included patients diagnosed with primary varicose veins in an external consultation by a vascular surgeon, according to the CEAP (CA-S, 2–6; EP; AS, P; PR; LII) classification criteria and with permeable, continent deep venous system upon duplex ultrasonography exploration. In patients with varicose veins in both extremities, only 1 limb could be randomized.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients previously operated for varicose veins with recurrent varicose veins will be excluded.

Added 23/11/2015:
All patients with congenital venous disease, varicose veins secondary to prior deep vein thrombosis, postphlebitic side-effects, sclerotherapy, relapse of varicose veins after surgery, associated systemic pathologies, or who refused to participate in the study, refused surgical treatment, were not ambulatory, could not participate in long-term follow-up or had been pregnant less than 6 months previously were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified