A simpler heart scan could catch cancer treatment side effects
NCT ID NCT06310330
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a simplified heart ultrasound is as good as the standard comprehensive exam for detecting heart problems caused by breast cancer treatment. About 250 breast cancer patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two monitoring approaches. The study also explores whether automated measurements can make heart scans more precise in everyday practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Simplified echocardiographic follow-up compared with comprehensive echocardiographic follow-up
- What this could lead to
- If it works, a quicker, simpler heart ultrasound could reliably detect heart problems caused by breast cancer treatment, making monitoring easier for patients and clinics.
- What could go wrong
- The simplified approach may miss subtle heart changes that the full exam catches, and the trial's findings may not apply to all breast cancer patients.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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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: * Breast cancer and referral for follow-up to identify potential CTRCD Exclusion Criteria: * Not willing or able to consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St. Olavs hospital
RECRUITINGTrondheim, 7491, Norway
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