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CompletedNCT03407768MyCHOICEUpdated Dec 5, 2024

Role of Individualized Intervention(s) in Hormone-Receptor Positive Early-stage Breast Cancer

An interventional study of Individualized interventions in Breast Cancer, Premenopausal Breast Cancer and Hormone Receptor Positive Tumor, sponsored by University of Saskatchewan. Completed at 2 sites in Canada. Open to female participants. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-12-05.

Sponsored by University of Saskatchewan · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
41
Allocation
Not applicable
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 906 studies in Breast Neoplasms with a site in Canada — 141 open to participants now, 257 under way, 81 of them phase 3. Breast Neoplasms · Canada.

Enrollment
624th of 786
41 · median 155
Started
2018
with 40 others
No phase
203 of 906
37 open now
Registered
563rd of 906
by date

Among the 906 studies in Breast Neoplasms with a site in Canada, this one is the 624th largest by enrollment of the 786 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 41 that started in 2018, is one of 203 with no phase, and was the 563rd registered.

Breast Neoplasms

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

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Study summary

Although combination endocrine therapy has been associated with significant reduction in risk of recurrence in younger women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer, it has been associated with more adverse effects and decline in quality of life (QOL). Various behavioral and complementary interventions can be effective in reducing treatment-related side effects. The study aims to evaluate if individually-tailored behavioral and complementary interventions could improve treatment tolerance and adherence in women with early stage breast cancer. This benefit will be assessed primarily by change in QOL and secondarily by adherence to adjuvant endocrine treatment.

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Recent evidence suggest that ovarian suppression in combination with exemestane compared with tamoxifen alone has been associated with significant reduction in risk of breast cancer recurrence in premenopausal women with high risk estrogen or progesterone receptor positive breast cancer. However, combination therapy has been associated with more adverse effects, poor treatment adherence, and decline in quality of life (QOL). Various behavioral and complementary interventions such as exercise, yoga, acupuncture, and massage therapy can be effective to reduce treatment-related side effects and thereby to improve QOL. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of evidence about effect of individualized behavioral and complementary interventions in younger women who are treated with combination endocrine therapy. The study aims to evaluate if younger women with early stage breast cancer treated with combination endocrine therapy could benefit from individualized behavioral and complementary intervention (s) during their treatment. This benefit will be assessed primarily by change in QoL and cognitive function from the baseline measurement and secondarily by adherence to adjuvant endocrine treatment. Furthermore, the study will explore correlation between selection of intervention(s) and various socio-demographic and clinical factors. Forty premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer treated with combination endocrine therapy will be recruited over a two year period in Saskatchewan with a median follow up period of about two years. All participants will be provided a list of interventions that alone or in combination could be helpful to improve treatment tolerance to hormonal therapy. A participant will be able to select one or more intervention based on her preferences. The QOL and cognitive function will be assessed every three months using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast Symptom Index (FACT-B), FACT - Endocrine System (FACT-ES), and FACT-Cognitive Function scales. Treatment adherence will be monitored monthly basis. Individually-tailored behavioral and complementary interventions could promote self-management and empower the women with early stage breast cancer to manage treatment related side effects.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer
  • Premenopausal Breast Cancer
  • Hormone Receptor Positive Tumor

Keywords

  • Premenopausal breast cancer
  • Individualized interventions
  • Exercise
  • Combination hormone therapy
  • Massage therapy
  • Yoga
  • Acupuncture
  • Treatment tolerance
  • Treatment adherence
  • Adverse effects
  • Quality of life
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Premenopausal women with -proven, completely resected, hormone receptor-positive (defined as ER≥10% and/or PgR≥10%) stage 1, 2, and 3 invasive breast cancer who are treated with combination of anti-estrogen therapy (LHRH agonist and an aromatase inhibitor or tamoxifen)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • women
  • Women who are on single agent endocrine therapy
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Histologically or cytologically confirmed

The diagnosis was confirmed by looking at a sample under a microscope: tissue from a biopsy or surgery (histology), or cells from a fluid or needle sample (cytology).

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Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
41 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Individualized interventions

    Exercise, Yoga, massage therapy, acupuncture, and others

    Behavioral: Individualized interventions

Interventions

  • BehavioralIndividualized interventions

    A participant will be able to select one or more (or no intervention) based on her preferences. Individualized exercise program Yoga and mindfulness Massage therapy Acupuncture Others: Women who are not interested in any above intervention but like to explore other interventions will be offered material pertinent to their choice of complimentary techniques.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast Symptom Index (FACT-B)

    For global assessment of quality of life of women with breast cancer

    Time frame: Up to three years from the time of enrolment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Endocrine System (FACT-ES)

    For the assessment of quality of life of women with breast cancer on endocrine therapy

    Time frame: Up to three years from the time of enrolment

  2. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - (FACT)-Cognitive

    For the assessment of self-reported cognitive function

    Time frame: Up to three years from time of enrolment

  3. Treatment discontinuation rate

    Rate of combination of endocrine treatment at 3 year.

    Time frame: Up to three years from the time of enrolment

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Allan Blair Cancer Center
    Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Saskatoon Cancer Center
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N4H4, Canada
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — If requested in future after meeting all the regulatory requirement data will be shared.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jul 2018 to primary completion in Nov 2024, 76 months.

Of 2,661 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Breast Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 66. This study's 76 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 2,771 studies reached it within 33 months; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 66.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 24, 2017
First posted
Jan 23, 2018
StartActual
Jul 1, 2018
Primary completionActual
Nov 30, 2024
CompletionActual
Nov 30, 2024
Last update
Dec 5, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 5, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03407768
Responsible party
Shahid Ahmed (MD, University of Saskatchewan) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 23, 2018
Start date
Jul 1, 2018
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2024
Completion
Nov 30, 2024
Last update
Dec 5, 2024

Study contacts

Shahid Ahmed, MD, PhD
principal investigator · University of Saskatchewan

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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