Can early sexual health counseling transform breast cancer recovery?
NCT ID NCT06583460
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial asks whether starting sexual health support early and systematically helps women with localized breast cancer feel better about their sexual well-being compared to waiting until they ask for help. Women aged 18 and older who are beginning treatment with surgery will receive either early, structured care from a sexologist and anthropologist or standard on-demand care. The study measures sexual satisfaction using a validated questionnaire to see if proactive support makes a meaningful difference.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Early and systematic oncosexological supportive care, including interviews with an anthropologist and consultations with a sexologist
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could establish early, structured sexual health support as a standard part of breast cancer care, improving quality of life for many women.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small (60 participants) and measures subjective outcomes, so results may not be conclusive or widely applicable. The intervention's benefit over on-demand care remains uncertain.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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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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: * Women ≥ 18 years (menopausal or not), * Localized breast cancer with or without lymph node involvement, * Initial treatment starting with surgical resection, whatever the associated therapy (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, monoclonal antibody, conjugated drug antibody, targeted therapy such as cyclin and anti-PARP inhibitors, etc.), * Patient affiliated or benefiting from the social security system, * Patient informed and informed consent signed. Exclusion Criteria: * History of cancer (except squamous cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma) in the last five years, * Pregnant or breast-feeding women, * Patients deprived of their liberty, under guardianship or curatorship and all other administrative safeguards, * Patients unable to comply with the study schedule for social, medical or psychological reasons.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre de Lutte contre le Cancer Eugène Marquis
Rennes, Brittany Region, 35042, France
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