RCT Comparing EVLA Versus Polidocanol Foam in the Treatment of SSV Insufficiency

Summary

FOVELASS is a multicentre-RCT (11 centres) comparing ultrasound-guided-foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) and Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) for treating SSV insufficiency, conducted by the French Society of Phlebology.

Timeline

Start

2015-07-01

Primary completion

2016-08-31

Completion

2016-08-31

Publications

• Background 9) Hamel-Desnos C., Josnin M., Allaert F.-A. Etude contrôlée randomisée de l'efficacité du laser endoveineux (1470 nm) versus échosclérothérapie à la mousse dans le traitement de l'insuffisance de la petite veine saphène. Phlébologie 2019 (72): 8-18
• Hamel-Desnos C, Nyamekye I, Chauzat B, Gracia S, Josnin M, Abbadie F. FOVELASS: A Randomised Trial of Endovenous Laser Ablation Versus Polidocanol Foam for Small Saphenous Vein Incompetence. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2023 Mar;65(3):415-423. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.11.021. Epub 2022 Dec 5.

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