Tighter stockings after vein surgery: do they really help more?
NCT ID NCT05766579
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether wearing compression stockings with a higher (32 mmHg) or lower (21 mmHg) pressure after radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins leads to less pain and swelling. About 64 adults with varicose veins and leg swelling will wear one of the two stocking types after their procedure. The goal is to find the best balance between effectiveness and comfort, since tighter stockings can be uncomfortable and reduce how often people wear them.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- elastic-compressive stockings (21 mmHg and 32 mmHg)
- What this could lead to
- If one compression level proves better, it could improve recovery comfort and guide standard care after vein ablation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial, so results may not apply to all patients. The difference between stockings may be small or not meaningful.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * adult patients (\>18 years) suffering from varicose vein pathology of the lower limbs C2-3 class (varicose veins, edema) according to Clinic, Etiology, Anatomy, Pathophysiology (CEAP) classification, supported by incontinence of the great saphenous vein documented by Echo-Duplex study and candidates for thermal ablation by radiofrequency of the great vein saphenous vein with associated phlebectomy of the ipsilateral thigh and/or leg varices. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are minors (\< 18 years old) or adults who have not given their consent to participate in the study. * Presence of severe obliterating arterial disease of the lower limbs (ABI \<0.5) * Obesity (BMI \>30) * Varicose pathology of the lower limbs in C4-C6 class according to Clinic, Etiology, Anatomy, Pathophysiology (CEAP) classification (presence of: lipodermatosclerosis/eczema and/or ulcers in progress and/or previous ulcers in the affected lower limb). * Pregnancy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato
San Donato Milanese, Milan, 20097, Italy