New tool helps breast cancer patients navigate nerve damage risks
NCT ID NCT06915168
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a decision aid for breast cancer patients experiencing nerve damage (numbness or tingling) from chemotherapy. The tool provides information about long-term nerve symptoms and helps patients discuss treatment priorities with their doctor. Researchers will enroll 20 patients to see if the aid improves decision-making and satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CIPN Decision Aid (informational tool)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this tool could help breast cancer patients better understand and discuss nerve damage risks, leading to more informed treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The tool is informational and does not directly treat or prevent nerve damage.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patients with breast cancer * Currently receiving cycle three of taxane treatment * Approval of medical oncologist to enroll patient * Experiencing any CIPN based on enrollment screening question, "In the last 7 days, what was the severity of your numbness or tingling in your hands or feet at its worst? None, Mild, Moderate, Severe, Very Severe. Patient is eligible if their answer is anything except "None" * Access to a smartphone or similar device that can complete CIPN DecisionAid via Qualtrics while in the waiting room Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to read or speak English
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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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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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