Breast cancer Follow-Up: is personalized care better than guidelines?
NCT ID NCT05365230
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested whether a personalized follow-up plan (with on-demand nurse access and annual phone calls) works as well as standard clinic visits every 3-6 months for early-stage breast cancer patients. 261 women who finished initial treatment took part. The goal was to see if personalized care improves quality of life and reduces fear of cancer returning.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that personalized follow-up care is as good as or better than standard schedules, potentially reducing unnecessary clinic visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed Phase 4 trial with 261 participants, so results may not apply to all breast cancer patients. The study only compared follow-up strategies, not a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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261 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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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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: * Being referred to the Wellness Beyond Cancer Program (WBCP) for routine follow-up after completion of acute phase of treatment for invasive breast cancer Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior invasive breast cancer, recurrent brest cancer or metastatic breast cancer * Currently receiving zoledronate, LHRH (Gonadotropin-releasing hormone) or abemaciclib
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H8M2, Canada
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