Study's aim is to study possible differences in post-operative rehabilitation, functional ability and visual disturbances after endovascular varicose intervention (RF-catheter and foam sclerotherapy) in two study groups, where patients will be randomised to either no compression group (Group I) or compression group (Group II)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
109
Patients in this group will use class II compression stocking continuously until next evening and then next 4 days during daytime
Oulu University Hospital, Vascular Department
Oulu, Finland
Post-operative pain
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) 0-100mm
Time frame: 10days recorded daily
Functional ability, other than pain
Visual Analog Scale 0-100mm indicating post-operative functional ability reduction
Time frame: 10 days recorded daily
Aberdeen Varicose Veins Questionnaire (AVVQ)
Score from 0 to 99.658
Time frame: Assessed preoperatively and at 2 months
Visual appearance of varicose veins, patient assessment
Patient self-assessment (Patient Self-Assessment of Visible Varicose Veins, PA-V score)
Time frame: Preoperatively and at 2 months
Signs of deep venous thrombosis hematoma
Ultrasound assessment
Time frame: Assessed at 2 months and earlier if necessary
Time required returning to normal activity
Time frame: 14 days
Time required returning to full activity
Time frame: 14 days
Postoperative pigmentation
Pigmentation is monitored from standardised photographs on severity of pigmentation and most severe tone of post-operative pigmentation compared to base skin colour, reviewers are blinded to study group.
Time frame: at 2 months
Visual appearance of varicose veins, expert assessment
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Photography Review -Visible Varicose Veins (IPR-V score, reviewers are blinded to time point and study group).
Time frame: Preoperatively and at 2 months