New european registry aims to unlock mysteries of rare breast disease
NCT ID NCT07422870
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is creating a European registry for people with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM), a rare inflammatory breast condition that causes pain, redness, and abscesses. Researchers will collect information from 1,000 participants to better understand symptoms, treatments, and long-term outcomes. The goal is to improve diagnosis and care for this poorly understood disease.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2036
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients diagnosed with histologically confirmed idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) or cystic neutrophilic granulomatous mastitis (CNGM) at participating European breast centers and hospitals. The population includes both retrospectively identified patients (diagnosed January 1, 2015, through Study Site activation) and prospectively enrolled patients (diagnosed after Study Site activation). IGM predominantly affects women of childbearing age, mostly parous, and more frequently of non-white ethnicity, though both males and females ≥18 years are eligible.
- 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: * Histologically confirmed idiopathic granulomatous mastitis OR cystic neutrophilic granulomatous mastitis by local pathology (minimally invasive biopsy or histological confirmation on surgical specimen) * First histological confirmation after January 1, 2015 * Female or male patients ≥18 years old * Signed informed consent form for all patients included in prospective part of the study (patients presenting with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis after activation of the study at Study Site) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with suspicion of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis but without histological confirmation * Suspicion of OR confirmed secondary granulomatous mastitis due to: * Tuberculosis, Sarcoidosis, Fungal infection, Parasitic infection, Foreign body reaction
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
RECRUITINGLübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23562, Germany
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University Hospital Düsseldorf
RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40225, Germany
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