Vähäaho 2021.
Methods | Randomised, three‐arm clinical study |
Participants | Venous outpatient clinic patients with varicose veins (CEAP class C2 ‐ C4) caused by GSV insufficiency (132 participants) |
Interventions | 2:1:1 for MOCA, EVLA, and RFA, respectively |
Outcomes | "The state of the GSV with duplex Doppler ultrasound examination and the disease‐specific quality of life were assessed at 1 month, 1 year, and 3 years after the treatment" |
Notes | This reference, an additional publication presenting follow‐up data of included study Vähäaho 2019, was identified from a top‐up search and will be incorporated in the next update |
AVVQ: Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire ABPI: ankle‐brachial pressure index AE: adverse events CAC: cyanoacrylate closure CEAP: Clinical, Etiological, Anatomical and Pathophysiological DUS: duplex ultrasound EVLA: endovenous laser ablation GSV: great saphenous vein HRQoL: health‐related quality of life MOCA: mechanochemical ablation RFA: radiofrequency ablation SSV: short saphenous vein VAS: visual analogue scale VCSS: Venous Clinical Severity Score