Glue may seal veins and heal stubborn leg ulcers
NCT ID NCT04714749
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested using cyanoacrylate glue to close off faulty veins that cause painful leg ulcers. 38 people with venous leg ulcers received the glue treatment. The goal was to see if the procedure is safe and helps ulcers heal faster.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cyanoacrylate glue
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer, less painful way to treat venous leg ulcers and speed up healing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with only 38 people, so results may not apply widely. The glue might not work for everyone or could cause side effects.
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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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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- 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: * Primary insufficiency of the great saphenous vein (GVS) by a reflux\> 0.5 second from the inter-fascial saphenous trunk to the upper 1/3 of the thigh extending over the entire height of the thigh either in the saphenous compartment or in at least one extra-fascial tributary, in a standing patient, by compression of the calf * CEAP: C6, ulcer present on a single leg whose size can be captured by a simple photograph * Diameter of the GVS at the saphenofemoral junction ≥3 or ≤12 millimeters * Patient affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme * Patient having signed the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with a circumferential ulcer * Patient with ipsilateral small saphenous vein insufficiency * Presenting a serious current pathology and / or a life expectancy of less than 5 years * History of deep or superficial vein thrombosis in the previous 6 months * Patient with arteriopathy obliterating of the affected lower limb, with an IPS \<0.8 or\> 1.3 * With post-thrombotic obstructive syndrome in the popliteal and / or femoral and / or iliac stage on the ipsilateral lower limb * Presenting primary or post-thrombotic axial deep venous reflux on the ipsilateral lower limb * Suspicion of non-post-thrombotic iliac compression on Doppler ultrasound * Contraindication to the intended treatment technique * Known allergy to cyanoacrylate glue or xylocaine * Patient with a BMI greater than 40 (morbid obesity) * Patient whose geographical distance is not compatible with the follow-up of the study * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Patient participating in another clinical study * Patient linguistically or psychically unable to understand the information given, to give informed consent or to answer the study questionnaires. * Protected patients: Adults under some guardianship or other legal protection; Hospitalized without consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique Pasteur Toulouse
Toulouse, 31076, France
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