New study aims to stop vaginal dryness before it starts in breast cancer patients

NCT ID NCT05910294

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 starting sexual health counseling and using non-hormonal moisturizer right away can prevent vaginal dryness and sexual problems in premenopausal women with breast cancer who are on ovarian suppression. Fifty women will be randomly assigned to either this early prevention approach or the usual care of treating symptoms after they appear. All participants will complete surveys about their sexual health to see which approach works better.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: non-hormonal moisturizer and sexual health counseling
What this could lead to: If successful, this approach could help prevent common sexual side effects in young breast cancer patients, improving quality of life without hormones.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is simple and low-risk, but it may not be effective for all.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

IMPROVE SEXUAL HEALTH IMPROVE VULVOVAGINAL HEALTH

Contacts and locations

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
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Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
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Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Suffolk (Limited Protocol Activities)
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Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
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Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
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Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
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Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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