Laser Treatment Of Leg Telangiectasias

N/ACompletedNCT04004728

University of Sao Paulo30 enrolled

Overview

Is 1064 nm YAG Laser better than sclerotherapy to treat leg veins?

Comparison between laser and sclerotherapy in the treatment of telangiectasias of legs.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Leg Veins

Interventions

1064 Nd:YAG laserPROCEDURE

1064 laser - 135J 25ms spot 3mm GLicose - 75% - 3 ml

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients with leg telangiectasias Exclusion Criteria: * varicose veins * DVT * pregnancy

Locations (1)

Vascular Surgery HCFMUSP

São Paulo, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes analysis after treatments of leg telangiectasias´clearance through photography using a scale of improvement.

Patients are asked about the best method to treat leg veins after three treatments of laser and three treatments of sclerotherapy. Evaluation of the photographic improvement of the treated areas on a scale of 0 (no improvement) to 10 (complete cleaning of the vessels).

Time frame: Analysis of photographic changes previous, and one week after treatment. Patient reanalysis after 1 and 3 months

Changes analysis after treatments of leg telangiectasias´clearance using a questionnaire to classify the pain

Patients are asked about the best method to treat leg veins after three treatments of laser. All patients were asked to respond to a questionnaire classifying the pain (none, little, very painful or extremely painful).

Time frame: 1 week after treatment

Changes analysis after treatments of leg telangiectasias´clearance using a questionnaire to classify the cleaning of vessels

Patients are asked about the best method to treat leg veins after three treatments of laser. All patients were asked to respond to a questionnaire classifying the cleaning of vessels (poor, regular, good or excellent)

Time frame: 1 week after treatment

Changes analysis after treatments of leg telangiectasias´clearance using a questionnaire to classify the satisfaction with results

Patients are asked about the best method to treat leg veins after three treatments of laser. All patients were asked to respond to a questionnaire classifying satisfaction with results (nothing, little or much

Time frame: 1 week after treatment

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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