New video aims to ease tough hormone decisions for BRCA patients
NCT ID NCT06972719
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study tests whether an educational video can help women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations make more informed decisions about hormone replacement therapy after having their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to lower cancer risk. Fifty premenopausal women scheduled for this preventive surgery will either receive standard counseling or standard counseling plus the video. Researchers will measure how conflicted patients feel about their decision and how satisfied they are with the counseling.
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 educational video could help doctors better support BRCA patients in making informed decisions about hormone therapy after preventive surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (50 people) testing an educational tool, not a treatment. It may not show clear benefits or be generalizable to other hospitals.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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19 to 50 years
- 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: * BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutation * scheduled for a risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) by Duke Gynecologic Oncologist * premenopausal Exclusion Criteria: * personal history of cancer * postmenopausal * \>50 years old * unable to provide informed consent in 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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Duke University Health System
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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UNC Chapel Hill Health System
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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