Does venous surgery improve healing and minimise recurrence of venous ulcers?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN97621126

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2000-10-18

Start date

2001-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Venous ulcers Circulatory System Venous Ulcers

Interventions

1. Compression bandaging plus venous surgery 2. Compression bandaging alone Trial closed early on 15/01/03 on feasibility grounds.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Venous ulcers associated with venous abnormality (superficial vein incompetence, with or without incompetent perforators, with or without deep vein incompetence, suitable for simple surgical correction, with or without perforating vein surgery [as shown by colour duplex scanning])

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) less than 0.8 2. Intolerant to compression bandaging 3. Less than six months to live 4. Deep vein occlusion surgery and compression versus compression only

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Proportion of ulcers completely healed 2. Proportion of ulcers recurring 3. Ulcer healing rate 4. Quality of life 5. Costs	—

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