Foam sclerotherapy vs placebo
Persistence of symptoms · participants with varicose veinsa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 223 participantsLow
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
45 questions · 46 findings · 6 reviews · Vascular
No studies found 14 · 30.4%GRADE not reported 1 · 2.2%Very low 17 · 37%Low 12 · 26.1%Moderate 2 · 4.3%High 0 · 0%
Foam sclerotherapy vs placebo
Recurrent varicose veins · 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
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
Foam sclerotherapy vs foam sclerotherapy
Residual varicose veins · participants with varicose veinsa
Foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in residual varicose veins compared with foam sclerotherapy (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.67 [0.43, 1.04]3 studies · 371 participantsModerate