3D printed breast models could help cancer patients choose surgery
NCT ID NCT05755984
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving breast cancer patients a 3D printed model of their breast helps them make better surgery decisions. Twenty women who need surgery will either get the 3D model or standard scans. Researchers will measure how conflicted patients feel about their choice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 3D printed breast model
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help patients feel more confident and less conflicted when choosing their breast cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 20 people. It only measures decision-making, not health outcomes, so the real benefit is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older female * Patient must have histologically confirmed breast malignancy * Patient is a candidate for surgical management * Patient has a surgeon at MDACC (main campus and/or Houston Area Locations) * Patient has a breast MRI for extent of disease assessment at MDACC (main campus and/or Houston Area Locations). * Patient is able to speak, read or write English * Patient is willing to be randomized to the control or 3D printed breast model groups and is willing to sign the consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant and breastfeeding patients * Patients who had history of mastectomy, have recurrent malignancies on the mastectomy side * Patients for whom it is not feasible to create a 3D printed breast model from breast MRI
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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