Simple video may boost ovarian cancer prevention during other surgeries

NCT ID NCT06312124

Recruiting now Prevention Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether an educational video can increase women's interest in having their fallopian tubes removed during non-gynecologic surgery to prevent ovarian cancer. Participants watch a video and complete questionnaires before and after. The study involves 266 women aged 45 or older at average risk for ovarian cancer.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Educational video and salpingectomy (fallopian tube removal)
What this could lead to: If successful, this approach could help prevent ovarian cancer by making fallopian tube removal a routine option during other surgeries.
What could go wrong: This is an early study measuring interest, not cancer outcomes. It is small (266 participants) and does not yet prove that the procedure reduces cancer risk in this setting.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

ovarian cancer prevention target

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SURGERY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Dana Farber Cancer Institute (Data Collection Only)
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Johns Hopkins University (Data Collection Only)
RECRUITING

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center (Data Collection Only)
RECRUITING

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk-Commack (Limited protocol activities)
RECRUITING

Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities)
RECRUITING

Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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