Venous Ulcer Treatment With Foam Versus Conservative Treatment (VUTEF)

Study Description

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Brief Summary:

The venous ulcer due to venous insufficiency causes an important morbility to those people suffering from this condition. Most of therapies available under the obligatory health plan (POS, acronym in spanish) to date cover the cleaning of the ulcerous lesion and its medical handling using saline solutions, topical antibiotics and elastic dressings, implying an important intake from health resources due to its chronicity and the delay in ulcers healing, which usually takes periods ranging from 6 months to several years. therapeutical alternatives, which can guarantee optimal, fast and persistent in time healings, should be identified.

The aim of this study is to determine the percentage of healing of active venous ulcers (using a clinical, etiological, anatomic and physiopathologic classification (CEAP), C6) following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy of superficial venous reflux in patients with chronic venous ulceration after six months from the intervention, compared with conservative medical handling. The investigators expect that the ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy of superficial venous reflux will diminish the time of ulcer healing compared with standard handling.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment
Venous Ulcer	Procedure: Foam sclerotherapy; Procedure: conservative

Detailed Description:

to determine healing rates following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) of superficial venous reflux (SVR) in patients with open (clinical,etiologic, anatomic and pathophysiologic (CEAP) classification, C6) chronic venous ulceration ( CVU) in a randomised clinical trial of foam sclerotherapy for patients with venous ulcer

Study Design

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Study Type :	Observational
Actual Enrollment :	46 participants
Observational Model:	Case Control
Time Perspective:	Prospective
Official Title:	Prospective Random Study for Handling Venous Ulcer With Conservative Treatment (Dressings Alone) and Foam Sclerotherapy Versus Conservative Treatment
Study Start Date :	July 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date :	February 2012
Actual Study Completion Date :	September 2012

Groups and Cohorts

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Group/Cohort	Intervention/treatment
Foam sclerotherapy; This arm corresponds to ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy of superficial venous reflux plus conservative management	Procedure: Foam sclerotherapy; Foam application of 1% (Sklerol®, ICV Pharma, Bogota-Colombia), Reg INVIMA: 2002M-0001016, guided by ecography of insufficient superficial veins, doses from 10-40 cc of foam until obtaining endoluminal occlusion of the vein. The patient will rest for 8 minutes and then the leg will be covered with elastic bandage.; Other Name: (Sklerol®, ICV Pharma, Bogota-Col),Reg INVIMA: 2002M-0001016
Conservative; This arm only has medical standard handling (healings performed by the nurse group)	Procedure: conservative; This arm only has medical standard handling (healings performed by the nurse group); Other Name: This arm only has medical standard handling

Outcome Measures

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Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Venous Ulcer Treatment with Foam Versus Conservative Treatment [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
   Number of participants with healing of venous ulcer after six months from the intervention.

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with C6 by CEAP Clasification

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Presence of Venous Ulcer confirmed by CEAP C6
• Chronic venous ulcer present for at least 4 weeks
• Ankle-arm index greater or equal to 0.8 mmHg

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe hepatic, cardiac or pulmonary disease
• Deep venous thrombosis
• Active participation in other clinical trials

Contacts and Locations

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Locations

Colombia
Hospital Occidente de Kennedy
Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hospital Occidente de Kennedy

Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá

Investigators

Study Director:	Miguel A Ramirez, MD	Hospital Occidente de Kennedy

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Additional Information:

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Publications:

Pang KH, Bate GR, Darvall KA, Adam DJ, Bradbury AW. Healing and recurrence rates following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy of superficial venous reflux in patients with chronic venous ulceration. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2010 Dec;40(6):790-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.08.011. Epub 2010 Sep 27.

Darvall KA, Bate GR, Adam DJ, Silverman SH, Bradbury AW. Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for the treatment of chronic venous ulceration: a preliminary study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Dec;38(6):764-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.05.027. Epub 2009 Jul 18.

Responsible Party:	ernesto nieves, medical doctor, Hospital Occidente de Kennedy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01594658 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	VUT-3F
First Posted:	May 9, 2012
Last Update Posted:	October 2, 2012
Last Verified:	September 2012

Keywords provided by ernesto nieves, Hospital Occidente de Kennedy:

Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy; chronic venous ulcers

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Ulcer; Varicose Ulcer; Pathologic Processes; Varicose Veins; Vascular Diseases	Cardiovascular Diseases; Leg Ulcer; Skin Ulcer; Skin Diseases