Effect of Short-term Compression Therapy After Thermal Ablation for Varicose Veins

Varicose Veins Clinical Trial

Official title: Effect of Short-term Compression Therapy After Thermal Ablation for Varicose Veins : a Prospective, Multicenter, Non-inferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

A prospective, multicenter, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate the effect after short-term compression therapy following thermal ablation of varicose veins. Patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to one of the following treatments: (A) elastic bandage for 48h or (B) elastic bandage for the first 24h and then a compression full-length stocking (23-32mm Hg) for 1 week. The two groups will be compared on several variables, including target vein occlusion rate at 3 months (primary outcome indicator) , as well as pain, quality of life, clinical severity of varicose veins, postoperative complications, time to return to normal work, and compliance.

Clinical Trial Description

A prospective, multicenter, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate the effect after short-term compression therapy following thermal ablation of varicose veins. Patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to one of the following treatments: (A) elastic bandage for 48h or (B) elastic bandage for the first 24h and then a compression full-length stocking (23-32mm Hg) for 1 week. The two groups will be compared on several variables, including target vein occlusion rate at 3 months (primary outcome indicator) , as well as pain, quality of life, clinical severity of varicose veins, postoperative complications, time to return to normal work, and compliance.

The current study will take place in nine hospitals in six provinces in China. Target Population Patients referred to those with primary lower extremity saphenous varicose veins diagnosed in 9 target hospitals from April 2023 to August 2023, and all participants included in the trial signed an informed consent form.

Intervention

Group A: elastic bandage for 48h Group B: elastic bandage for the first 24h and then a compression full-length stocking (23-32mm Hg) for 1 week Follow-up

At baseline, patients will be asked to fill a validated visual analogue scale (VAS) , quality of life questionnaires (AVVQ), and clinical severity of varicose veins (VCSS) . They will also be asked to attend a follow-up in 1 week and at 3 months.

At 1 week, target vein closure rate will be examined by double ultrasound scan (DUS) and patients will be asked to fill VAS, AVVQ, VCSS, postoperative complications , time to return to normal work, and compliance.

At 3 months, target vein closure rate will be examined by double ultrasound scan (DUS) and patients will be asked to fill VAS, AVVQ, VCSS, postoperative complications , time to return to normal work, and compliance.

Sample Size

The target vein closure rate in the control group was set to 98%, and α=0.025 (unilateral) and (1-β)=0.9 were taken, combined with clinical expert recommendations, a non-inferiority threshold δ of -6% was taken. We would need to recruit 230 patients (115 per group) to show a difference. However, to increase the robustness of the results, considering a potential lost-to-review rate of 20% of study subjects, combined with the low probability of adverse events in this trial, the total sample size was expanded to 360.

Study duration

With 3 months follow-up, therefore, the study will be running for 12 months with a target recruitment of 360 patients. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Varicose Veins

• NCT number: NCT05840991
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 22, 2023
• Completion date: December 31, 2023