Femoral Nerve Blockade in Endovenous Laser

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

NCT03475641

FEMINE

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Thanks to technical advancement open surgery has been replaced By endovenous means.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)

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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