The VenaSeal Closure system offers an outpatient treatment option for the permanent closure of lower extremity superficial truncal veins, such as the great saphenous vein (GSV), through endovascular embolization with coaptation. VenaSeal is intended for use in adults with clinically symptomatic venous reflux as diagnosed by duplex ultrasound (DUS).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
A medical device kit consisting of seven delivery tools and the proprietary VenaSeal™ Adhesive (Medtronic Cardiovascular, Santa Rosa, CA). The device is used to treat venous reflux in lower extremity superficial truncal veins for subjects in the treatment arm..
Lake Washington Vascular, PLLC
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Complete closure (CC) of the PTVS as assessed by duplex ultrasound 1 month after the index procedure.
CC of the PTVS as assessed by duplex ultrasound 1 month after the index procedure.
Time frame: 1 month
CC of the PTVS, as assessed by duplex ultrasound
Time frame: 1 week and 3 months after treatment
CC of Treated Vein Segments (TVS), expressed on a per-segment basis, as assessed by duplex ultrasound
Time frame: 1 month and 3 months after the index procedure
Quality of life as measured by the venous clinical severity scores (rVCSS)
Time frame: 1 and 3 months after treatment
Quality of life as measured by the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ)
Time frame: 1 and 3 months after treatment
Quality of life as measured by the EQ-5D
Time frame: 1 and 3 months after treatment
Return to normal activities and return to work; day of procedure is day 0
Time frame: 1 week, 1 month
Need for adjunctive treatment
Measured in case report form (yes or no, and if yes, the Investigator will specify what the adjunctive measure is).
Time frame: 3 months
Safety and adverse event for below the knee greater saphenous vein treatment
Time frame: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months
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Safety and adverse events for large diameter TVS defined as veins larger than 8 mm in diameter
Time frame: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months
Patient satisfaction
At selected visits, the subject will complete a brief questionnaire rating satisfaction with treatment provided and whether the subject would undergo the treatment again.
Time frame: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months
CC of TVS, expressed on a per-segment basis
Time frame: 1 month and 3 months