The Mechanical Characterisation of Human Saphenous and Popliteal Vein
ConditionPeripheral Vascular Diseases
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Hospital of Limerick
About this trial
Non-interventional study aiming to ascertain the mechanical properties of human saphenous and popliteal vein tissue.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Male or Female patients aged 18 years or older
Patients undergoing varicose vein procedures or;
Patients undergoing lower limb amputation or;
Patients undergoing lower limb bypass surgery
Disqualifiers
Patients unable to give informed consent
Seriously ill/unconscious patients
Trial population
Study population will consist of individuals under the care of a Vascular Consultant. Patients will be asked to participate if they are going for a procedure in which there will be vein tissue waste that would usually be discarded in the operating theatre. The procedures of interest are Varicose Vein Procedures, Lower Limb Amputation and Lower Limb Bypass Surgery.
Trial design
Design model
Case-control
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
The identification of vein tissue mechanical distension and stretching properties.
Vein tissue will undergo inflation-extension testing and unilaxial testing. The vein tissue will be cross-sectioned and rings of venous tissue will be mechanically characterised according to the properties exhibited.
Time frame
2 yearsSponsors and contacts
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University Hospital of Limerick
Lead sponsor
University of Limerick
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov