MIcronized Flavonoid Fraction After MechanO-Chemical Ablation

NCT ID: NCT04434274

Last Updated: 2021-11-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-01

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study will be evaluate the clinical efficacy of micronized purified flavonoid fraction (MPFF) phlebotropic therapy for postoperative pain, venospecific symptoms, and quality of life in patients with incompetent great or small saphenous veins (GSV/SSV) following an endovenous mechanochemical ablation procedure (MOCA).

Detailed Description

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The pre-op examination involved taking patient history (including the information about prior venous surgeries), identifying varicose veins (VV's) clinical symptoms/signs, duplex ultrasound (US) evaluation of the lower extremities, clinical-etiological and anatomical-pathophysiological assessment based on the CEAP classification.

The primary transverse and longitudinal US examination (B-mode, color and spectral Doppler) was performed by expert doctors at the Vascular Pathology Non-Invasive Diagnostics Unit before deciding on treatment choices. Reflux in the saphenofemoral/saphenopopliteal junction (SFJ/SPJ) area was determined in supine and upright positions using the Valsalva manoeuvre or manual compression/decompression test, respectively. SFJ/SPJ and great/small saphenous vein (GSV/SSV) segments with retrograde blood flow longer than 0.5 seconds were considered incompetent. Venous reflux section length and incompetent GSV/SSV segments' diameter (in mm) were reflected in medical documentation.

The trial inclusion criteria were as follows: age \>18 years old; VV's CEAP clinical class C2-C4; SFJ/SPJ insufficiency and pathological (\>0.5 s) reflux in GSV/SSV manifested by one or more "venous" symptoms (pain, itching, nocturnal leg cramps, swelling/pulsing sensation, heaviness, fatigue and overall discomfort), vein diameter at the SFJ/SPJ \>4.5 mm and \<8 mm in an upright position.

The patients were informed about the MOCA technique, the intervention's potential complications and side effects.

The exclusion criteria included isolated reflux in tributaries, excessive GSV/SSV tortuosity, known allergy to the sclerosant, deep/superficial vein thrombosis, post-thrombotic occlusion, confirmed thrombophilia, postoperative VV recurrence, obliterating peripheral artery diseases (ankle-brachial pressure index \<0.8), pregnancy and lactation.

The Flebogrif™ device's design is based on a 5Fr single-channel diagnostic vascular catheter 60 cm or 90 cm long (with 1-cm graduated marks), its lumen containing a retractable metal rod with five sharp wires ("claws") attached to its tip. As the "claws" get released and the catheter is then withdrawn from the vessel, the vein wall's endothelial layer gets damaged; at this time, the distance between the fully opened cutting elements is \~29 mm, which is quite enough to treat incompetent veins up to 17-20 mm in diameter.

The patients were put in supine or prone positions for GSV or SSV ablation, respectively. The catheter length choice was determined by that of the incompetent vein segment. The GSV/SSV was punctured with a straight needle 18G at the distal point of reflux in an operating room under local anesthesia (1% lidocaine hydrochloride solution) and US guidance, after which a 0.035" J-shape guidewire was employed to insert a 6Fr introducer with an expander. Upon the latter's removal, a Flebogrif™ catheter was delivered to the target vein's lumen so as to have its tip positioned 2-3 cm below the SFJ/SPJ. Following the guidewire's removal, the catheter's cutting elements were released, shifting its outer "shell" against the stationary inner rod, after which a syringe containing a dose of 3% lauromacrogol-400 foamed solution (Ethoxysclerol®, Kreussler \& Co. GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany) prepared using the Tessari's method was connected to the central channel's port. The catheter was being distally removed from the vein in a smooth motion all the way up to the introducer, damaging the endothelium with its cutters, with simultaneous introduction of the foam in the amount of 0.1-0.2 ml per 1 cm. The graduated marks on the catheter helped measure the treated GSV/SSV section's length. During and within 5 minutes after the foam injection, the ultrasound probe was used to apply percutaneous compression in the SFJ/SPJ plane. Where deemed necessary, MOCA was supplemented with simultaneous Müller- Varadi miniphlebectomy or standard foam sclerotherapy of the visible varicose tributaries.

Immediately after the procedure, a class 2 RAL compression stocking was put on the operated lower limb, and the patients were recommended a 30-minute walk. The duration of elastic compression was continuous over the first 24 hours, with subsequent transition to daytime wear for 4 weeks.

Conditions

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Varicose Veins Surgery

Keywords

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VV MPPF MOCA QoL

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group A, MPFF-group

MPFF \[Detralex®, Servier, France\] 1,000 mg OD for 30 days in the postoperative period.

Micronized Purified Flavonoid Fraction

Intervention Type DRUG

Based on the (non-)use of adjuvant phlebotropic therapy in the postoperative period.

Group B

No venoactive drug prescribed in the postoperative period.

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Micronized Purified Flavonoid Fraction

Based on the (non-)use of adjuvant phlebotropic therapy in the postoperative period.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Endovenous Mechano-Chemical Ablation

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Great and small saphenous vein (GSV/SSV) incompetence with reflux at least down to the knee level.
2. Primary symptomatic varicose veins, Clinical Etiological Anatomical Pathophysiological (CEAP) classification, clinical class C2-C4.
3. Physical status according to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II (I-Healthy, non-smoking, no or minimal alcohol use; II-Mild diseases only without substantive functional limitations).
4. Ability to comprehend and sign an informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Postoperative varicose veins disease recurrence.
2. Deep venous thrombosis, thrombophilia associated with a high risk of deep venous thrombosis or postthrombotic syndrome.
3. Arterial occlusive disease more severe than Intermittent claudication after more than 200 meters of pain free walking (Fontaine IIA) and/or ankle brachial index below 0.8.
4. History of pulmonary embolism or stroke.
5. Current anticoagulation therapy (within 7 days of enrollment).
6. Pregnant or lactating women.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Belarusian State Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Vladimir Khryshchanovich

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Vladimir Khryshchanovich, MD, Prof

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Educational Institution "Belarusian State Medical University"

Locations

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Educational Institution "Belarusian State Medical University"

Minsk, Dzerzhinski Ave., 83,, Belarus

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Belarus

Central Contacts

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Vladimir Khryshchanovich, MD, Prof

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +375296245578

Email: [email protected]

Yuri Nebylitsin, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +375299694114

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Varvara Boika

Role: primary

References

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Nicolaides AN. The Benefits of Micronized Purified Flavonoid Fraction (MPFF) Throughout the Progression of Chronic Venous Disease. Adv Ther. 2020 Feb;37(Suppl 1):1-5. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-01218-8. Epub 2020 Jan 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31970659 (View on PubMed)

Pokrovsky AV, Saveljev VS, Kirienko AI, Bogachev VY, Zolotukhin IA, Sapelkin SV, Shvalb PG, Zhukov BN, Vozlubleny SI, Sabelnikov VV, Voskanian YE, Katelnitsky II, Burleva EP, Tolstikhin VY. Surgical correction of varicose vein disease under micronized diosmin protection (results of the Russian multicenter controlled trial DEFANS). Angiol Sosud Khir. 2007;13(2):47-55. English, Russian.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18004259 (View on PubMed)

Bogachev VIu, Golovanova OV, Kuzhetsov AN, Shekoian AO. [On advisability of perioperative phleboprotection in endovascular treatment of lower in varicose disease: first initial results of the decision study]. Angiol Sosud Khir. 2012;18(2):90-5. Russian.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22929677 (View on PubMed)

Bogachev VY, Boldin BV, Lobanov VN. Benefits of micronized purified flavonoid fraction as adjuvant therapy on inflammatory response after sclerotherapy. Int Angiol. 2018 Feb;37(1):71-78. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.17.03868-8. Epub 2017 Sep 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28945060 (View on PubMed)

Mansilha A, Sousa J. Benefits of venoactive drug therapy in surgical or endovenous treatment for varicose veins: a systematic review. Int Angiol. 2019 Aug;38(4):291-298. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.19.04216-0. Epub 2019 Jul 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31284708 (View on PubMed)

Sun JJ, Chowdhury MM, Sadat U, Hayes PD, Tang TY. Mechanochemical Ablation for Treatment of Truncal Venous Insufficiency: A Review of the Current Literature. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2017 Oct;28(10):1422-1431. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2017.07.002. Epub 2017 Aug 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28811080 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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20140455

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id