Gentle scar massage could ease Long-Term breast pain after cancer treatment

NCT ID NCT07206394

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University College London Hospitals Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

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

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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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

BREAST CANCER EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER (STAGE 1-3)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
RECRUITING

London, United Kingdom

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