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PIN (Perforate Invaginate) stripping of the long saphenous vein, in patients having varicose vein surgery, with or without groin dissection on the postoperative pain outcome: prospective, single blind, randomised controlled trial

PIN (Perforate Invaginate) stripping of the long saphenous vein, in patients having varicose vein surgery, with or without groin dissection on the postoperative pain outcome: prospective, single blind, randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN03484592
Enrollment
50
Registered
2007-09-28
Start date
2005-04-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-10-17

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

Conditions

Surgery: Long saphenous vein Surgery Long saphenous vein

Interventions

Patients were randomised to groin dissection (conventional practice) or no groin dissection (intervention group).

Sponsors

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with sapheno-femoral incompetence and long saphenous vein incompetence in thigh who are undergoing elective sapheno-femoral disconnection and PIN stripping of the long saphenous vein with multiple avulsions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients scheduled to undergo simultaneous saphenous vein surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numerical analogue pain score at 1, 6 and 12 hours post-op.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Analgesic requirements during first 24 hours post-op and first week post-op.—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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