Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0106092279
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To compare two surgical techniques for repairing ligated varicose veins.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Long saphenous varicose veins
Intervention
1. Flush ligation
2. Standard ligation
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
To reduce the recurrence rate after surgery for primary long saphenous varicose veins.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/03/2003
Overall trial end date
31/12/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
At least 50 patients having surgery for primary long saphenous varicose veins.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
50
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/03/2003
Recruitment end date
31/12/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Consultant Surgeon
Gloucester
GL1 3NN
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Gloucestershire R&D Consortium (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18718771
Publication citations
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Results
Winterborn RJ, Foy C, Heather BP, Earnshaw JJ, Randomised trial of flush saphenofemoral ligation for primary great saphenous varicose veins., Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 2008, 36, 4, 477-484, doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.06.022.