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Breast CancerNCT00896649

Positron Emission Mammography and Standard Mammography in Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer

A study testing questionnaire administration, digital mammography and positron emission mammography in people with Breast Cancer, run by Boston Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Screening tests may help doctors find cancer cells early and plan better treatment for breast cancer. It is not yet known whether positron emission mammography is more effective than standard mammography in finding breast tumors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 35 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
questionnaire administration, digital mammography and positron emission mammography
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
193 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2009to Jan 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 35 years and older
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Scheduled to undergo screening mammogram at one of the Boston Medical Center-affiliated primary care clinics and meets 1 of the following criteria:
  • Dense breast tissue
  • At high-risk for breast cancer
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Has 1 of the following racial or ethnic backgrounds based on the patient's country of birth or the mother and father's country of birth:
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  • Hispanic
  • Haitian Creole
  • African American
  • Caucasian
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • None specified

Who cannot join

  • No history of breast cancer, palpable breast mass, abnormal nipple discharge, or other focal complaints warranting diagnostic mammogram

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Boston University Cancer Research Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118

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About this study

Official title: Impact of Dedicated Breast Positron Emission Mammography vs. Conventional Two-View Digital Mammography on Recall Rates and Cancer Detection as a Screening Examination in Underserved Women

RATIONALE: Screening tests may help doctors find cancer cells early and plan better treatment for breast cancer. It is not yet known whether positron emission mammography is more effective than standard mammography in finding breast tumors.

PURPOSE: This phase III trial is studying positron emission mammography to see how well it works compared with standard mammography in women undergoing screening mammogram at Boston Medical Center.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • To install the breast Positron Emission Mammography system and to test and ensure its compliance with all regulatory agencies including the American College of Radiology and the Food and Drug Administration.
  • To measure and compare the number of call-backs for positron emission mammography (PEM) imaging and conventional mammography.
  • To measure and compare patient satisfaction for both conventional mammography and positron emission mammography in terms of comfort and pain.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo a conventional two-view mammogram and positron emission mammography (PEM). Immediately following treatment, patients complete a questionnaire on their satisfaction with the standard mammogram and the positron emission mammography.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed annually.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
questionnaire administration, digital mammography, positron emission mammography
Keywords
breast cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • questionnaire administrationOther

    Questionnaire regarding patient satisfaction with mammogram experience and with positron emission mammography experience.

  • digital mammographyProcedure or surgery

    standard screening mammogram

  • positron emission mammographyProcedure or surgery

    one-time positron emission mammography to compare recall rates with that of standard mammogram

Study groups in NCT00896649
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
positron emission mammographyExperimentalquestionnaire administration digital mammography positron emission mammography
Receives: Other: questionnaire administration; Procedure: digital mammography; Procedure: positron emission mammography

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Frequency of Breast Imaging Assessment Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) "0" Call-back in Mammography vs Breast Imaging Assessment Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) "0" in Positron Emission Mammography

    Number of participants called back due to Breast Imaging Assessment Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) "0" Mammogram compared to number of patients with Breast Imaging Assessment Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) "0" in positron emission mammography

    Breast Imaging Assessment Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) Scale:

    0 = Inconclusive for malignancy; call-back in mammography

    1. = normal
    2. = abnormal, with no malignancy
    3. = abnormal, likely benign
    4. = abnormal, likely malignant
    5. = malignant

    Measured: immediately at completion of mammogram

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Patient Satisfaction Level as Pertaining to Comfort and Pain for Each Study

    Number of participants satisfied with positron emission mammography with regard to comfort and pain for each study 1-7 rating scale, Entries from 1-4 considered Satisfied. Entries 5-7 considered not Satisfied.

    Measured: One month

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 May 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2009
  3. Primary completionJul 2012
  4. Study completionJan 2017

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Screening
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
PEM
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
193 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00896649
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000640404
Other IDs
BUMC-H-27136, W81XWH-06-1-0309, 05063002, HRPO #A-13777.2
Status last verified
Apr 2017
First submitted
9 May 2009
Last updated
9 May 2017
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No: Individual participant data is not useful.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing questionnaire administration, digital mammography and positron emission mammography in people with Breast Cancer, run by Boston Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 May 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 31 Oct 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Frequency of Breast Imaging Assessment Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) "0" Call-back in Mammography vs Breast Imaging Assessment Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) "0" in Positron Emission Mammography (time frame: immediately at completion of mammogram). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 May 2017.

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