Gentle scar massage could ease Long-Term breast pain after cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT07206394
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This small study tests whether ScarWork, a gentle hands-on massage technique, can help women who have ongoing breast pain after surgery and radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer. Forty participants will be randomly assigned to receive up to five ScarWork sessions plus usual care, or usual care alone. The goal is to see if the therapy is practical in an NHS setting and worth testing in a larger trial.
What this could mean
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Active substance
ScarWork manual therapy (gentle massage of scar tissue)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, non-drug option to ease persistent breast pain after cancer surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a very small early feasibility study with only 40 people. It is not designed to prove effectiveness, only to see if a larger trial is possible.
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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