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Which sclerosing agent works best for vascular malformations? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07320430
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared the effectiveness and safety of different sclerosing agents, including ethanol, for treating low-flow vascular malformations. Seventy-five participants with trunk or extremity lesions received injections under ultrasound guidance. The goal was to see which agent achieved the highest cure rate (complete or partial devascularization) with the fewest side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ethanol and other sclerosing agents
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the safest and most effective sclerosing agent for treating low-flow vascular malformations, improving outcomes and reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed small study (75 people) comparing existing treatments, so results may not apply to all patients. Risks include pain, skin issues, and allergic reactions.
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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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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Aug 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patients with schobinger stage II, III low- flow vascular malformation. * Lesion affecting Patients trunk and extremity.. * Patient accepting the risk of the procedure and sign the detailed informed - consent, and in case of children-age less than18 years old- the consent will be signed by the parents Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with high- flow vascular malformation. * Patients with schobinger I and IV AVM. * Lesion affecting face, head, and neck. * Vascular tumours; haemangioma. * Patient with hypersensitivity to embolic agents e.g., hypersensitivity to bleomycin. * Patients with CKD and elevated serum creatinine level. * Critically ill patients Including pulmonary diseases, insufficient cardiac and hepatorenal functions, systemic infection, haemorrhagic tendency. * Patient who /or his parents don't accept the risk of our procedure and don't sign the detailed informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of medicine Ain Shams University
Cairo, Abbassia, 00202, Egypt
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