Microwaves Ablation of Varicose Veins

Assiut University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Varicose Veins

Treatments: Procedure: microwaves ablation of varicose veins

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05508581

Microwaves ablation

Details and patient eligibility

About

Lower-limb varicose veins (VVs) are the most common of vascular diseases and affect up to one-third of the population, severely affecting the quality of life (QoL) of patients. In past decades, traditional surgical ligation and stripping were the gold standard therapy for patients with VVs; however, traditional methods have demonstrated high complication and recurrence rates. Thus, the practices are moving toward minimally invasive alternatives.

Full description

Lower-limb varicose veins (VVs) are the most common of vascular diseases and affect up to one-third of the population, severely affecting the quality of life (QoL) of patients. In past decades, traditional surgical ligation and stripping were the gold standard therapy for patients with VVs; however, traditional methods have demonstrated high complication and recurrence rates. Thus, the practices are moving toward minimally invasive alternatives. Endo venous thermal ablation, such as radiofrequency ablation and endo venous laser ablation (EVLA), has become the recommended first-line treatment for VVs worldwide. These endo venous procedures provide a quicker recovery time and improved QoL and produce fewer complications than traditional surgery .Endo venous microwaves ablation is a minimally invasive procedure in treatment of V.V, investigators confirmed that endo venous microwave ablation (EMA) was an effective new technique for the treatment of VVs. On previous trials confirmed that the endo venous microwave ablation procedure demonstrated a shorter procedure time, lower complication, and local recurrence than the endo venous laser ablation procedure. The aim of the study was to determine whether endo venous microwave ablation of varicose vein was associated with better effectiveness and less complications and evaluate the outcome of patients who underwent endo venous microwave ablation (EMA).

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age between 18 and 60 years, either sex, elective admission
2. primary symptomatic VVS (CEAP,C3-C6)
3. Recurrent Varicose Veins after surgery
4. Greater saphenous vein diameter up to 3 cm
5. Greater saphenous vein with variable depth even with depth less than 6mm
6. Greater saphenous vein with tortuosity
7. Diabetic patient with risk of wound infection after surgery
8. Patient with hostile groin
9. Availability of patients for all follow-up visits

Exclusion criteria

1. secondary Varicose Veins
2. Acute thrombosis near the Saphenous-femoral junction
3. Recanalized Greater saphenous vein
4. pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Varicose veins

Other group

Description:

Ablation of varicose veins by microwaves

Treatment:

Procedure: microwaves ablation of varicose veins