New foam method may improve varicose vein treatment
NCT ID NCT06667570
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new method called SALFOAM 3% for treating varicose veins in the legs. It involved 35 adults and compared the new method to the standard foam treatment. The goal was to see if the new method closes veins better and causes less skin darkening.
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Study facts
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- 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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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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
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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: * Adults aged 18 years or older with clinically confirmed varicose veins in the lower limbs by ultrasonography. * All Fitzpatrick skin types (I-VI). * Ability to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Known allergy or adverse reaction to polidocanol or similar agents. * Active infection in the area of treatment. * Immunosuppressed patients. * Severe coagulopathies or a history of recent deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. * Diagnosis of patent foramen ovale. * CEAP classification VI (active venous ulcers). * Use of medications that may interfere with the study outcomes. * Inability to comply with the study protocol or refusal to participate.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital São Luiz Gonzaga
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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