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UnknownNCT01949207
RCT - Does Treating Incompetent Perforators Reduce Recurrence?
Randomised Controlled Study to Determine Whether Treating Incompetent Perforating Veins at the Time of Endothermal Varicose Vein Surgery for Truncal Reflux Reduces Recurrence After Varicose Vein Treatments.
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 190 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- The Whiteley Clinic · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this randomised case-controlled trial is to investigate whether ablation of incompetent perforating vein in addition to ablation of truncal vein reduces the rate of recurrent varicose veins post-treatment compared with patients who only have ablation of the truncal vein, who are left with untreated incompetent perforating veins.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | EVLA | Endovenous laser ablation of great saphenous vein |
| PROCEDURE | phlebectomies | removal of incompetent veins |
| PROCEDURE | TRansluminal Occlusion of Perforators (TRLOP) | TRansluminal Occlusion of Perforators (TRLOP) closure of incompetent perforators. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-09-01
- Completion
- 2019-09-01
- First posted
- 2013-09-24
- Last updated
- 2014-05-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01949207. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.