Sclerotherapy to the long saphenous vein in patients with varicose veins

Sclerotherapy to the long saphenous vein-a less invasive alternative

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

SLCTR

Registry ID

SLCTR/2008/014

Enrollment

300

Registered

2008-07-18

Start date

2006-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Varicose Veins

Interventions

Using sclerosant foam therapy as a standard treatment method in patients with varicose veins due to sapheno femoral incompetence and long saphenous vein Incompetence

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with varicose veins due to sapheno femoral incompetence and long saphenous vein incompetence Patients who had given the consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Proven secondary varicose veins due to deep vein thrombosis, arterio venous fistulae or pregnancy Recurrent sapheno femoral incompetence after previous sapheno femoral ligation Significant below knee varicosities outside the long saphenous Vein territory which would require stab avulsions Patients with active venous ulcers Patients with documented allergy to sclerosant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Occlusion of long saphenous vein []	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
•Post operative pain •Time to discharge after the procedure •Time to return to daily activities •Post operative complications like wound infection, DVT []	—

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactMandika Wijeyaratne

Head, Department of Surgery,

mandika59@hotmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026