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Femoral Nerve Blockade in Endovenous Laser

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Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Pain

Treatments

Drug: Femoral nerve blockade
Procedure: The current standard treatment

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

Varicose veins affect a majority of adult population in the western world. They decrease quality of life and may also cause venous ulcers. Therefore varicose vein treatments are justified. Currently endovenous thermal ablation is a treatment of choice for varicose veins. At the outpatient setting, however, treating both limbs at the same time may be painful to the patient especially, if simultaneous phlebectomies are performed.

The study aims to evaluate, if femoral nerve blockade can significantly decrease pain during the procedure without prolonging the stay in the hospital.

Full description

Varicose veins affect a majority of adult population in the western world. They decrease quality of life and may also cause venous ulcers. Therefore varicose vein treatments are justified.

Thanks to technical advancement open surgery has been replaced By endovenous means. Currently endovenous thermal ablation is a golden standard for main trunk disease. For efficient patient and procedure flow majority of thermal ablations are performed at the outpatient setting. However, if patient is suffering from significant varicose veins, treating both legs, may be unpleasant to the patient.

Aim of the study is, whether addition of femoral nerve blockade to the tumescent anesthesia can decrease pain during the procedure without prolonging the stay in the hospital.

Enrollment

80 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 70 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Great saphenous vein insufficiency
  • CEAP class 2-4

Exclusion criteria

  • Neurological diseases
  • Pregnancy
  • CEAP 5-6
  • BMI>40
  • Allergy to lidocain

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

80 participants in 2 patient groups

The current standard anesthesia
Active Comparator group
Description:
Standard treatment during procedure
Treatment:
Procedure: The current standard treatment
Femoral nerve blockade
Experimental group
Description:
Femoral nerve blockade added to the standard treatment.
Treatment:
Procedure: The current standard treatment
Drug: Femoral nerve blockade

Trial contacts and locations

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