Can a simple tube removal during hysterectomy slash ovarian cancer risk?
NCT ID NCT03045965
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether removing the fallopian tubes at the same time as a hysterectomy (for non-cancer reasons) can lower the chance of getting ovarian cancer later. About 4,400 women under 55 will be randomly assigned to have their tubes removed or not. Researchers will track complications, menopause symptoms, and cancer rates over time to see if the extra step is safe and effective.
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Study facts
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- 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 4,400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2017
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2053
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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20 to 54 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Planned hysterectomy for a benign reason * Age \< 55 years at randomization * Willing to be randomized * Vaginal route may be included if the surgeon is confident with performing vaginal salpingectomy. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous bilateral oophorectomy and/or salpingectomy * Planned oophorectomy and/or salpingectomy (for reasons such as already diagnosed adnexal tumor, known carrier of the breast cancer susceptibility gene (BRCA) 1/2 mutation or Lynch syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer)) * Non-understanding of the oral or written study information
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
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