Could a pair of gloves stop Chemo's painful side effect?
NCT ID NCT07504770
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a simple idea: wearing tight surgical gloves during paclitaxel chemotherapy might prevent nerve damage in the hands. About 84 breast cancer patients will be randomly assigned to either wear the gloves during treatment or receive standard care. Researchers will then compare how many develop hand numbness, tingling, or pain, and how it affects their daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgical glove compression
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to prevent painful nerve damage in the hands during chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 84 people. The effect may be small or not work at all, and the tight gloves might be uncomfortable.
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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 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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 to 80 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: * Patients aged between 18 and 80 years * Diagnosed with Stage II-III breast cancer * No distant metastasis * Planned to receive adjuvant or neoadjuvant paclitaxel for at least 12 weeks * Willing and able to provide informed consent * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 Karnofsky ≥ 60%) Exclusion Criteria: * Recurrent breast cancer * Prior treatment associated with neuropathy (e.g., taxanes, platinum-based chemotherapy, anti-tubulin or proteasome inhibitors)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Konya, Meram, 42060, Turkey (Türkiye)
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