Can mushroom extracts soothe skin during breast radiation?
NCT ID NCT07755553
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a cream made with mushroom extracts can help protect the skin of women undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer. Participants use the cream or a standard moisturizer on the treated breast twice daily, starting before radiation and continuing for a month after. Researchers measure skin moisture, redness, and comfort to see if the mushroom cream offers better skin support.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A topical cosmetic cream containing extracts of Cordyceps sinensis, Ganoderma lucidum, and Hericium erinaceus mushrooms
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this cream could offer a natural way to keep skin healthier and more comfortable during breast radiotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial, and the cream is cosmetic, not a medicine, so any benefit may be modest and not guaranteed.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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 to 75 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: * Female sex. * Age 18 to 75 years. * Scheduled to begin breast radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to radiotherapy. * History of allergic reactions to any component of the assigned cosmetic product. * Use of topical medications or creams on the product application area during the 7 days before starting the assigned cosmetic product. * Hypersensitivity or sensitivity in the area scheduled for irradiation. * Any disease or disorder that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with the evaluation of safety or efficacy. * Chronic or currently active skin disease that, in the investigator's opinion, could adversely affect skin condition following radiotherapy. * History of organ removal or organ transplantation. * Immunodeficiency. * Progressive febrile condition. * Use of topical or systemic treatments that could interfere with evaluation of the assigned cosmetic product.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitario de San Juan de Alicante
Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, 03550, Spain
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