Endovenous Radiofrequency Versus Laser Ablation for the Treatment of Great Saphenous Vein Reflux

Ain Shams University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Varicose Veins

Treatments: Other: radiofrequency

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02080013

JVS-D-14-00218

Details and patient eligibility

About

our aim is to compare early outcomes following EVL 1320 nm and segmental RF in a randomized study.

Full description

Endovenous Radiofrequency versus Laser Ablation for the Treatment of Great Saphenous Vein Reflux

Enrollment: 5 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients between the ages of 18 and 60 years with incompetent GSVs documented on duplex ultrasound (US; B-mode and color Doppler imaging) were eligible

Exclusion criteria

• Exclusion criteria consisted of:
• Current deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Thrombus in the vein of interest
• Previous GSV treatment
• Pregnancy
• Known malignancy
• Significant arterial disease (ankle : brachial pressure index below 0•8)
• Use of anticoagulant medication.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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5 participants in 2 patient groups

ClosureFast group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Great Saphenous Vein Reflux

Treatment:

Other: radiofrequency

group 1

Sham Comparator group

Description:

EVL group Endovenous Laser Ablation for the Treatment of Great Saphenous Vein Reflux

Treatment:

Other: radiofrequency