Randomised clinical trial comparing endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein with and without ligation of the saphenofemoral junction, with a two-year follow-up
Completed
- Conditions
- Varicose veinsCirculatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN60300873
- Lead Sponsor
- The Mesos Medical Centre (Mesos Medisch Centrum) (The Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 43
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with primary symptomatic bilateral varicose veins
2. Clinical, aetiological, anatomical, pathological elements (CEAP) clinical class C2 venous disease
3. Informed written consent
4. Aged 20 - 75 years
5. Great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence from the groin to below the knee, defined as retrograde flow lasting longer than 0.5 seconds on duplex scanning
Exclusion Criteria
1. Previous venous surgery
2. History of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
3. C3-6 CEAP venous disease
4. Deep vein relux
5. Reflux in below knee perforator veins
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method