Could a bra help heal swollen breasts after cancer?
NCT ID NCT06303154
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a special compression bra, called Mobiderm Intimate, can safely reduce breast swelling (edema) that often happens after breast cancer surgery and radiation. Thirty women who had breast-conserving surgery will wear the bra day and night for three weeks, then as tolerated for up to six months. Researchers will track changes in swelling and symptoms using a questionnaire and a device that measures tissue fluid.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mobiderm Intimate Bra (a compression garment)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this bra could offer a simple, non-drug way to ease breast swelling and discomfort after breast cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with no comparison group, so results may not be reliable. The bra might be uncomfortable or not reduce swelling for everyone.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * Females aged 18 years and older. * Patients who have undergone conserving surgery for breast cancer. * Patients scheduled to undergo radiation treatment of the breast/chest wall within the next 12 weeks after surgery. * Patients with a morphology compatible with the proposed sizes of the devices, including bust girth and cup size. * Patients who have signed an informed consent form prior to any study intervention. * Patients with full legal capacity and enrolled in a social security system or covered by a similar health insurance. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with an A cup bra size. * Patients with infected or acutely inflammatory skin on the chest. * Patients who require chemotherapy during the follow-up period. * Pregnant women or women of childbearing age without adequate contraception or in the lactation period. * Participation in other clinical trials that impact the primary endpoint. * Patients with a known allergy to the investigational device components. * Patients with psychiatric, psychological, or neurological disorders that are incompatible with the conduct of a clinical trial. * Patients unable to be followed for 12 months. * Vulnerable patients, or those subject to a judicial protection measure or unable to provide informed consent freely.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph - Groupement FEHAP
Paris, Paris 14, 75014, France
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