An observational study in Oral Antiplatele, Anticoagulant Drugs and Lower Extremity Varicose Veins, sponsored by Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-06.
Sponsored by Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Observational
This observational study aims to assess the effect of oral antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs on key postoperative outcomes in patients with lower extremity varicose veins who have undergone radiofrequency ablation. Its main objectives are to determine the impact of these medications on postoperative 30-day bleeding risk and postoperative 3-month venous closure rate in this patient population. Researchers will compare three groups-patients receiving oral antiplatelet drugs, those receiving oral anticoagulant drugs, and those not receiving either type of drug-to identify differences in the two key outcomes. Participants will complete baseline data collection (including medical history, medication use, and lower extremity venous assessment) before or shortly after radiofrequency ablation, undergo 30-day postoperative follow-up to evaluate bleeding events (such as minor bleeding or major bleeding requiring medical intervention), receive venous ultrasound at 3 months postoperatively to measure venous closure rate, and report any medication changes or adverse events during the follow-up period.
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The study population includes adults aged ≥18 years with confirmed primary lower extremity varicose veins (CEAP classification C2-C6), validated by clinical examination and duplex ultrasound, who have undergone endovenous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the great saphenous vein as the primary treatment. Participants are stratified into three groups based on postoperative antithrombotic medication use per routine clinical practice: those taking standard-dose oral antiplatelet drugs, those using standard oral anticoagulants, and a control group without antithrombotic agents. Excluded individuals are patients with secondary varicose veins (e.g., due to deep vein thrombosis or venous malformations), coagulation disorders, postoperative non-oral antithrombotic use, major bleeding within 3 months before RFA, severe hepatic/renal insufficiency, life-threatening systemic diseases, or those unable to complete follow-up or provide informed consent.
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Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.
Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.
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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
A score of how well the liver works in people with liver disease such as cirrhosis: class A is mild, B moderate and C severe.
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)
Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.
Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Platelets
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
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Child-Pugh class
A score of how well the liver works in people with liver disease such as cirrhosis: class A is mild, B moderate and C severe.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
The goal of this observational study is to assess the effect of postoperative continuous use of standard-dose oral antiplatelet (e.g., aspirin, clopidogrel) or anticoagulant drugs (e.g., warfarin, direct oral anticoagulants) on key postoperative outcomes in patients with primary lower extremity varicose veins who have undergone endovenous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the great saphenous vein. Unlike studies focusing on preoperative medication adjustment or single-drug cohorts, this study specifically targets routine postoperative medication use without protocol-mandated dose changes, and distinguishes between two major classes of antithrombotic agents while including a non-user control group. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) Whether postoperative oral antiplatelet/anticoagulant use correlates with increased 30-day bleeding risk (defined by standardized criteria: minor = localized ecchymosis needing no intervention; major = bleeding requiring transfusion or surgical hemo
6-month postoperative venous closure rate
Time frame: 6 month
6-month postoperative venous closure rate
Time frame: 6-month
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