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Can a 30-Minute chat ease cancer Patients' radiation fears?

NCT ID NCT04507568

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a 30-minute education session with a radiation therapist, before standard radiotherapy, can reduce anxiety and improve quality of life for breast cancer patients. About 109 participants will be randomly assigned to either the extra session or standard care. Researchers will measure anxiety, self-confidence, and satisfaction through questionnaires.

What this could mean

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Active substance
person-centered education session with a radiation therapist
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that a short education session helps breast cancer patients feel less anxious and more in control during radiotherapy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study, so results may not apply to all patients. The intervention is brief and may not significantly change anxiety levels.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

109 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2020

Expected to finish

Aug 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 18 years or older * Diagnosis of non-metastatic breast cancer * Intended to receive radiation therapy to the breast/chest-wall and regional lymph nodes * Ability to communicate in English without assistance of another person * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Commenced any radiation therapy-specific procedures (e.g. education, CT-simulation, etc.) * Received a previous course of radiation therapy

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Breast cancer Quality of life

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C1, Canada

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