Foam sclerotherapy vs placebo
Cosmetic appearance · participants with varicose veinsa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 223 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
38 questions · 39 findings · 3 reviews
No studies found 13 · 33.3%GRADE not reported 6 · 15.4%Very low 15 · 38.5%Low 4 · 10.3%Moderate 1 · 2.6%High 0 · 0%
Foam sclerotherapy vs foam sclerotherapy
QoL · participants with varicose veinsa
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Foam sclerotherapy vs foam sclerotherapy
Persistence of symptoms · participants with varicose veinsa
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Foam sclerotherapy vs liquid sclerotherapy
Cosmetic appearance · participants with varicose veinsa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 126 participantsVery low
Foam sclerotherapy vs liquid sclerotherapy
Complications ‐ DVT · participants with varicose veinsa
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Foam sclerotherapy vs liquid sclerotherapy
QoL · participants with varicose veinsa
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Foam sclerotherapy vs liquid sclerotherapy
Persistence of symptoms · participants with varicose veinsa
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Foam sclerotherapy vs placebo
Complications ‐ DVT · participants with varicose veinsa
It is very uncertain whether foam sclerotherapy changes complications ‐ DVT compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 5.1 [1.3, 20.01]3 studies · 302 participantsVery low
Foam sclerotherapy vs placebo
QoL · participants with varicose veinsa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 299 participantsVery low
Foam sclerotherapy vs placebo
Persistence of symptoms · participants with varicose veinsa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 223 participantsLow
Foam sclerotherapy vs foam sclerotherapy
Cosmetic appearance · participants with varicose veinsa
It is very uncertain whether foam sclerotherapy changes cosmetic appearance (self‐described cosmetic improvement) compared with foam sclerotherapy (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.11 [0.84, 1.47]1 study · 80 participantsVery low
Foam sclerotherapy vs foam sclerotherapy
Number of thromboembolic complications · participants with varicose veinsa
It is very uncertain whether foam sclerotherapy changes complications ‐ thromboembolic compared with foam sclerotherapy (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.47 [0.41, 5.33]3 studies · 371 participantsVery low
Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery
Recurrence · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
1 finding from 1 review
- Endovenous ablation therapy (laser or radiofrequency) or foam sclerotherapy versus conventional surgical repair for… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 31 participantsGRADE not reported
Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery
Reintervention (due to technical failure) · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
1 finding from 1 review
- Endovenous ablation therapy (laser or radiofrequency) or foam sclerotherapy versus conventional surgical repair for… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 31 participantsGRADE not reported
Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery
Disease‐specific quality of life · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
2 findings from 1 review
- Endovenous ablation therapy (laser or radiofrequency) or foam sclerotherapy versus conventional surgical repair for… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 33 participantsGRADE not reported
- Endovenous ablation therapy (laser or radiofrequency) or foam sclerotherapy versus conventional surgical repair for… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 31 participantsGRADE not reported
Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery
Complications at 1 year · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
1 finding from 1 review
- Endovenous ablation therapy (laser or radiofrequency) or foam sclerotherapy versus conventional surgical repair for… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 31 participantsGRADE not reported
Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery
Recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Endovenous ablation therapy (laser or radiofrequency) or foam sclerotherapy versus conventional surgical repair for… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 0.34 [0.06, 2.1]1 study · 33 participantsLow
Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery
Recurrence of reflux at 1 year · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in recurrence of reflux at 1 year compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Endovenous ablation therapy (laser or radiofrequency) or foam sclerotherapy versus conventional surgical repair for… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 1.19 [0.29, 4.92]1 study · 31 participantsLow