New online tool aims to ease breast cancer symptoms for young women
NCT ID NCT04379414
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a web-based portal (YES) for women aged 18–39 newly diagnosed with breast cancer. The portal helps track symptoms, offers self-management tips, and connects users with peers. Researchers want to see if it reduces issues like vaginal dryness and improves well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- YES portal (web-based behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this portal could provide a scalable way to improve symptom management and quality of life for young breast cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug; benefits may be modest. The trial is still recruiting and results are not yet available.
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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 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 to 39 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: * Stage 0-3 * Female * diagnosed with breast cancer between the ages of 18-39 years * less than 3 months post diagnosis date of new primary or local recurrence (prior history of other cancer is allowed as long as treated with curative intent and no evidence of disease from that cancer) * has not started treatment for breast cancer diagnosis yet * is planning to get care at DFCI * be fluent in and able to read English * have internet access on a regular basis at the time of consent that can support the web-based platform * Stage IV * Female * initial diagnosis of breast cancer between the ages of 18-39 years * be fluent in and able to read English * have internet access on a regular basis at the time of consent that can support the web-based platform Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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