Compression And Functional Ability After Endovenous Varicose Vein Treatment

Oulu University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Varicose Veins of Lower Limb; Varicose Veins

Treatments: Other: Class II compression stockings

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03613376

97/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study's aim is to study possible differences in post-operative rehabilitation, functional ability and visual disturbances after endovascular varicose intervention (RF-catheter and foam sclerotherapy) in two study groups, where patients will be randomised to either no compression group (Group I) or compression group (Group II)

Enrollment: 109 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Duplex ultrasound verified GSV, AASV and/or SSV incompetence suitable for radiofrequency ablation
• Comprehensive Classification System for Chronic Venous Disorders (CEAP) rated from C2 to C4
• Distal varicose vein insufficiency suitable for sclerotherapy
• Patient willingness to participate

Exclusion criteria

• History of pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis
• Large (>12mm) truncal vein diameter
• CEAP C5-C6
• Antithrombotic medication (ASA accepted)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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109 participants in 2 patient groups

No Compression

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients in this group will not receive any compression after treatment

Compression

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients in this group will use class II compression stockings continuously until next evening and then next 4 days during daytime.

Treatment:

Other: Class II compression stockings