Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mr Sanjeev Sarin
ORCID ID
Contact details
Surgery
Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
WD18 0HB
United Kingdom
+44 1923 244366
sanjeev.sarin@whht.nhs.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0143157279
Study information
Scientific title
Does applying limb compression before long saphenous vein stripping result in a better outcome than applying it after stripping?
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To find out whether applying limb compression before the long saphenous vein is stripped results in a better postoperative outcome than applying it at the end of the procedure.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Double-blinded block randomisation pilot study
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Varicose vein
Intervention
Limb compression before the long saphenous vein is stripped compared to after.
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Post-operative outcome.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
17/05/2004
Overall trial end date
01/04/2006
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
25 patients requiring varicose vein surgery
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
25
Participant exclusion criteria
Patients requiring saphenopopliteal ligation as well
Recruitment start date
17/05/2004
Recruitment end date
01/04/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Watford General Hospital
Watford
WD18 0HB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (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
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary