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NCT number NCT03326219
Other study ID # NL38948.091.12
Secondary ID
Status Withdrawn
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 2017
Est. completion date December 2020

Study information

Verified date November 2018
Source Rijnstate Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A new technique, mechanochemical endovenous ablation (MOCA), using the ClariVein ® system is recently developed. To date, histopathological data after mechanochemical endovenous ablation are not known.

The aim of this study is the histopathological analysis of venous injury using mechanochemical endovenous ablation.


Description:

Background:

Varicose veins are a common problem in the Western world. Epidemiological studies show that one quarter of adults have some form of varicose veins. Women are two to three times more affected than men. The prevalence of varicose veins increases steadily with age and is among the top ten of the complaints that people visit their General Practitioner. The main risk factors are prolonged standing or sitting, pregnancy, gender and age. The symptoms of varicose veins are variable and range from cosmetic complaints to venous ulcers.

Stripping of the great saphenous vein(GSV) has been the golden standard for GSV insufficiency for a long time. It is performed under regional or general anesthesia and has a high recurrence rate of 18-40% at 5 years. In addition, the procedure leads to significant postoperative symptoms, especially pain, hematoma and the risk of injury to the saphenous nerve.

In recent years, endovenous techniques have been developed for the treatment of primary GSV insufficiency. Particularly laser endovenous ablation (EVLA) and radiofrequency ablation (VNUS) became accepted technologies and are widely applied in practice. These thermal-based techniques have the advantage that the surgery can be performed with local anesthesia. In addition, endovenous techniques cause less hematoma, pain, and have superior cosmetics and earlier resumption of normal activities/work compared to the conventional surgical stripping.

Endothermal techniques use heat, which has potential risk to damage surrounding tissues. For this reason, patients are treated with tumiscence anesthesia, requiring multiple punctures around the vein. Most patients experience tumiscence anesthesia as unpleasant. Despite the tumiscence anesthesia, patients may still observe postoperative pain, which may last for weeks.

Laser energy is absorbed and converted into intraluminal heat. This process causes steam bubbles, as described by Proebstle. In previous studies, intraluminal and extraluminal temperature measurements were done during endovenous laser ablation. In addition, acute pathological changes after endovenous laser ablation is studied in a recent study. The loss of laser energy was confined to the inner part of the media. No perivascular damage was seen. However, 1% of patients treated with endovenous laser ablation has nerve damage or paresthesias. It suggests that perivascular damage to some extent still exists.

The effects of foam sclerosis appear to be limited to the endothelium and tunica media of the vein wall. Pathological changes occur rapidly within the first 2 minutes after treatment. After 30 minutes intimal detachment of the tunica media, and the formation of microthrombi are detected. The addition of a balloon injury of the vessel wall prior to foam sclerosis, results in a higher percentage of endothelial damage. However, in practice, the clinical results of foam sclerosis disappointing. The occlusionrate from 1 to 5 years were 81 and 73% in a recent meta-analysis.

A new technique, mechanochemical endovenous ablation (MOCA), using the ClariVein ® system is recently developed. The first studies show that MOCA a safe and effective treatment for varicose veins. This technique uses mechanical damage to the endothelium of the vein wall through a rotating tip of the catheter. At the same time a sclerosans is injected, causing occlusion of the vein. No heating is used in this technique . Tumiscence anesthesia is redundant and complications that occur in thermal endovenous techniques, such as pain, hematoma formation, induration and paresthesias could be reduced. To date, histopathological data after mechanochemical endovenous ablation are not known.

Objective of the study:

The aim of this study is the histopathological analysis of venous injury using mechanochemical endovenous ablation

Study design:

The Endovenous Histology study is a histopathological study on the effects of mechanochemical endovenous ablation. The studycentre will be:

- Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem.

5 patients with irreversible tissue damage to the lower extremities based on atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease will be included in the study Endovenous Histology, after signing informed consent. All patients included, are scheduled for an elective upper or underleg amputation. The preprocedural status will be determined by height, weight, comorbidities, ASA classification, medications, previous vascular surgery and venous duplex of the VSM.

Subsequently 5 patients are treated with MOCA of the VSM to the amputation level prior to the amputation under general or spinal anesthesia.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Withdrawn
Enrollment 0
Est. completion date December 2020
Est. primary completion date December 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Elective indication for leg amputation

2. Peripheral arterial disease

3. Age > 18 years

4. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient is incapable of informed consent

2. Pregancy and lactation

3. Previous surgical or endovenous treatment of the greater saphenous vein in the amputed leg

4. Great saphenous vein is used for bypass surgery

5. INR > 1.8

6. ASA 5

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
Clarivein
The Clarivein technique uses mechanical damage to the endothelium of the vein wall through a rotating tip of the catheter. At the same time a sclerosans is injected, causing occlusion of the vein. No heating is used in this technique .

Locations

Country Name City State
Netherlands Rijnstate Arnhem Gelderland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Rijnstate Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Occlusion of the with Clarivein treated vein Occlusion of the with the Clarivein (Aethoxysklerol) treated vein, check wheter or not treatment was succesfull. 2 years of inclusion and analyzation
Primary Depth of damage inside and/or outside the venous wall Depth of damage inside and/or outside the venous wall is to check whether or not the venous wall is damaged due to the Clarivein treatment 2 years of inclusion and analyzation
Secondary Analysis of intraluminal clot / scar After excision of the treated vein of the amputated leg it will be analysed on intraluminal clot/scar 2 years of inclusion and analyzation
Secondary Morphological changes of the saphenous nerve due to damage of treatment Analyses of the changes of the saphenous nerve in the treated area (amputated lef) due to the Clarivein treatment. 2 years of inclusion and analyzation
Secondary Perivascular damage resulting from treatment Analyses of the perivascular damage in the amputated leg as a result of the treatment 2 years of inclusion and analyzation
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