Breast cancer Follow-Up overhaul: fewer hospital visits may be just as safe
NCT ID NCT07616258
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether women who finished treatment for early-stage breast cancer can safely reduce their hospital follow-up visits from five years to just two years, while still getting yearly mammograms. About 560 women will take part, with half following the usual schedule and half stopping clinic visits after two years. The goal is to see if fewer appointments can reduce stress and improve quality of life without missing any cancer recurrences.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simpler, less stressful follow-up schedule for breast cancer survivors, with fewer hospital visits and more care from their family doctor.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with 560 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There is a small risk that reducing visits could delay detection of a recurrence, though annual mammograms continue.
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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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About 560 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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Female participants only
- 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: * Participants will be identified according to the eligibility criteria and will be approached and invited to participate in this study while attending the outpatient department at the breast centre in Beaumont Hospital. To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following eligibility criteria: * Female patients who are under cancer surveillance for a primary breast cancer which was treated with curative intent * Aged 18 years or older at the time of 24-month surveillance * Demonstrate no clinical or radiological evidence of disease recurrence or metastases at the time of recruitment (e.g.: palpable mass, skin or nipple changes, new indeterminant mass on mammography, etc) * Fully fluent in English Language (Reading, Writing, and Speaking - has the ability to complete the EQ5D5L questionnaire in paper form and over the phone) * Has a formal address in the Republic of Ireland and has the intention of undergoing further surveillance in this country Exclusion Criteria: All individuals meeting any of the exclusion criteria at baseline or during screening will be excluded from study participation as per the following criteria: - An individual who fails to meet any of the aforementioned inclusion criteria will be excluded from participation in this study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGBeaumont, Dublin, D09V2N0, Ireland
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