None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to understand how patients experience pain and anxiety during endovenous varicose vein procedures and to explore which types of distraction methods they find most helpful. The investigator is particularly interested in patient views on simple strategies like talking to staff, listening to music or watching videos, as well as new approaches such as virtual reality. By collecting patient feedback, we hope to identify distraction methods that are both effective and acceptable, which can guide future research and improve the comfort of patients undergoing these procedures.
Interventions
This study involves a single, voluntary retrospective online questionnaire. Eligible participants are identified from clinical records and invited to participate. Patients who received radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins within the past 12 months are eligible. No additional clinical visits, procedures, or interventions are required from participants.
Participants are asked to complete a single study-specific online questionnaire assessing recalled pain and anxiety across defined stages o
This study involves a single, voluntary retrospective online questionnaire. Eligible participants are identified from clinical records and invited to participate. Patients who received radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins within the past 12 months are eligible. No additional clinical visits, procedures, or interventions are required from participants. Participants are asked to complete a single study-specific online questionnaire assessing recalled pain and anxiety across defined stages of the radiofrequency ablation procedure for their varicose veins; preferences for different distraction methods (active vs passive; digital vs non-digital); and openness to the use of virtual reality as a distraction tool. Completion time is anticipated to be approximately 10-15 minutes.
Sponsors
Dr Shaun Butler, Skin on 45
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Adult patients who have undergone radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of varicose veins within the preceding 12 months at a participating private vein clinic. Participants must be able to read and understand English and be willing and able to provide informed consent and complete an online questionnaire.
Exclusion criteria
Patients are excluded if they are under 18 years of age, have undergone venous procedures not involving radiofrequency ablation or involving additional venous procedures beyond radiofrequency ablation alone, had their procedure performed more than 12 months prior to recruitment, are unable to read or understand English, or are unwilling or unable to provide informed consent or complete the online questionnaire.
Outcome results
None listed