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Endovenous laser ablation plus foam sclerotherapy in treating great saphenous vein incompetence: a prospective cohort study

Endovenous laser ablation plus foam sclerotherapy in treating great saphenous vein incompetence: a prospective cohort study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-INR-16009204
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-09-13
Start date
2010-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

varicosis of great saphenous vein

Interventions

EVLA/FS:Endovenous Laser Ablation in combination with foam sclerotherapy
EVLA:Endovenous Laser Ablation

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Aged 18 years and elder; (2) Grade 2 to Grade 6 of CEAP Classification; (3) Reflux time of GSV or SSV is longer than 1 second; (4) No deep venous thrombosis, varicose vein of lower limb is not secondary to other disease; (5) The pathological veins were not previously injected with sclerosing foam, and patients do not have systematic complications that seriously affects tolerance of anesthesia; (6) Collateral venous branch presents as crumby structure, and the structural diameter is longer than 1cm.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with acute deep venous thrombosis or post-thrombosis syndrome; (2) The trunk diameter of GSV or SSV is larger than 3mm and smaller than 15mm; (3) Patients with severe tortuosity of GSV is unsuitable for endo-vascular laser therapy; (4) Grade 2 to Grade 6 of CEAP Classification; (5) Reflux time of GSV or SSV is longer than 1 second; (6) Patients with apparent contraindications for anesthesia; (7) Patients with obvious contraindications for sclerosing foam therapy; (8) with bad compliance.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The recanalization rate of great saphenous vein;The reflux rate of the trunk;The technical success;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
AVVQ Score;EQ-5D;SF-36 Score;Varicose Vein Clinical Severity Score;venous clinical symptoms score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactShaoying Lu

The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

robertlu@mail.xjtu.edu.cn+86 18991232015

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026