# Radiofrequency Ablation vs. Laser Ablation of the Incompetent Small Saphenous Vein

> **NCT02248740** · PHASE4 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Virginia Commonwealth University** · enrollment: 36 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Venous Insufficiency

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Ablation of the incompetent small saphenous vein

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02248740
- **Lead sponsor:** Virginia Commonwealth University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2008-09
- **Primary completion:** 2017-03-29
- **Final completion:** 2017-03-29
- **Target enrollment:** 36 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Lack of enrollment
- **Last updated:** 2019-02-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02248740

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02248740, "Radiofrequency Ablation vs. Laser Ablation of the Incompetent Small Saphenous Vein". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02248740. Licensed CC0.

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