Avulsion or ligation - small tributaries of long saphenous vein in groin, does it really matter?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN57635230

Enrollment

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

1999-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

Cardiovascular: Long saphenous vein Circulatory System Injury of blood vessels at hip and thigh level

Interventions

Randomised controlled trial - envelope opened by anaesthetist after patient is anaesthetised for operation.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with saphenous vein junction incompetence

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Groin bruising or haematoma; sign of infection; pain; other adverse events - proforma to be filled in by single nursing sister who is 'blinded' to the patient's randomisation group. Follow up at 24 h and 1 week by nurse. Surgeon sees patient for 6 and 12 month follow up to check for recurrence in groin (avulsion reduces incidence of groin recurrence).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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