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NCT05910294NARecruiting

A Study to Prevent and Improve Sexual Health Concerns for People With Breast Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Start Date

6/1/2023

Completion Date

6/1/2027

Summary

Researchers are doing this study to look at whether sexual health counselling and using non-hormonal moisturizer at the start of ovarian suppression may be able to prevent or reduce side effects such as vaginal dryness and sexual dysfunction. Researchers will compare how effective this prevention intervention works compared to the usual approach, which is to treat these side effects after they start. All participants will also complete surveys about their sexual health. This information will help researchers learn more about the sexual health of women with breast cancer receiving ovarian suppression.

Detailed Description

50 premenopausal or perimenopausal women who are receiving ovarian suppression as part of their breast cancer treatment will be randomized to upfront intervention vs at the time of symptom development (standard of care). Patients will have subjective and objective monitoring of vaginal dryness and sexual dysfunction.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: * Women, 18 years of age or older * Breast cancer patients with hormone receptor positive breast cancer , stage 0-III * Premenopausal or perimenopausal women who have either been pregnant or had at least one menstrual period in the last 24 months or have/had an IUD in place * Patients currently on or are being initiated on ovarian suppression * Patients are asymptomatic for vaginal symptoms of estrogen deprivation (i.e. vaginal dryness, dyspareunia, or discomfort \[pain with intercourse or examination\]) and score a 3 or less on the VAS and VuAS Exclusion Criteria: * Postmenopausal women who have been without a period for ≥ 2 years * Patients who score a 4 or above on the VAS and VuAS * Patients already using VVA treatment (e.g. intravaginal estrogen, other non-hormonal moisturizer or suppository), unless discontinued with washout of 4 weeks

Interventions

OTHER

questionnaires

OTHER

moisturizers

OTHER

moisturizers

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Conditions

Improve Sexual HealthImprove Vulvovaginal Health

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)

Middletown, New Jersey 07748

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

Montvale, New Jersey 07645

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Suffolk (Limited Protocol Activities)

Commack, New York 11725

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)

Harrison, New York 10604

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York 10065

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

Uniondale, New York 11553

United States