lower limb varicose veins
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Definitive diagnosis of primary lower extremity varicose veins confirmed by color Doppler ultrasonography; 2. Presence of great saphenous vein trunk reflux (> 0.5 seconds); 3. Aged 18 to 75 years of either sex; 4. CEAP clinical classification C2-C6; 5. No severe tortuosity of the superficial venous trunk; 6. Patent deep venous system; 7. Expected survival duration >= 1 year with surgical tolerance; 8. Absence of psychiatric disorders; 9. Normal function of major vital organs meeting the following laboratory standards: (1) Routine blood tests: a) Hemoglobin (Hb) >= 90 g/L; b) Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5 x 10^9/L; c) Platelet count (PLT) >= 60 x 10^9/L; (2) Serum biochemistry: a) Alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) < 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN); b) Total bilirubin (TBIL) <= 50 µmol/L; c) Serum creatinine <= 1.5 x ULN; 10. No history of allergic reactions to anesthetics; 11. Patients who provide written informed consent and voluntarily agree to participate in this trial.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Concurrent lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or a medical history of recurrent DVT or pulmonary embolism; 2. Acute thrombus formation within the great saphenous vein trunk; 3. Iliac vein compression syndrome, post-thrombotic syndrome, and Budd-Chiari syndrome; 4. Patients with prior surgical intervention on target venous lesions; 5. Uncorrected coagulation disorders; 6. Echocardiography findings outside the normal reference range indicating severe cardiac abnormalities; 7. Severe local infection at the treatment site or systemic infection; 8. History of superficial thrombophlebitis resulting in partial occlusion of the great saphenous vein; 9. Permanent bed rest with immobilization; 10. Pregnancy or lactation period; 11. Diabetic microangiopathy; 12. Concurrent participation in any other clinical trial of medical devices or pharmaceutical agents; 13. Individuals deemed ineligible for this trial at the investigator's discretion; 14. Hypersensitivity to lauromacrogol, precluding foam sclerotherapy injection.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS) at 12 months postoperatively; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Chronic Venous Insufficiency Questionnaire 20 (CIVIQ-20);Occlusion rate of varicose veins;Recurrence rate of varicose veins rate;Perforator vein occlusion rate;Venous ulcer healing time;Venous ulcer healing rate ;Venous ulcer recurrence rate;Postoperative pain visual analogue scale (VAS, range 0–10) assessed at 2 weeks;Intraoperative and postoperative complications; reintervention rate; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University