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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)
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Compression | No Intervention | Patients in this group will not receive any compression after treatment | |
| Compression | Active Comparator | Patients in this group will use class II compression stockings continuously until next evening and then next 4 days during daytime. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class II compression stockings | Other | Patients in this group will use class II compression stocking continuously until next evening and then next 4 days during daytime |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Post-operative pain | Visual Analog Scale (VAS) 0-100mm | 10days recorded daily |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Functional ability, other than pain | Visual Analog Scale 0-100mm indicating post-operative functional ability reduction | 10 days recorded daily |
| Aberdeen Varicose Veins Questionnaire (AVVQ) | Score from 0 to 99.658 |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Oulu University Hospital, Vascular Department | Oulu | 90220 | Finland |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014648 | Varicose Veins |
| ID | Term |
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| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| 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) | Preoperatively and at 2 months |
| Signs of deep venous thrombosis hematoma | Ultrasound assessment | Assessed at 2 months and earlier if necessary |
| Time required returning to normal activity | 14 days |
| Time required returning to full activity | 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. | at 2 months |
| Visual appearance of varicose veins, expert assessment | Photography Review -Visible Varicose Veins (IPR-V score, reviewers are blinded to time point and study group). | Preoperatively and at 2 months |