Use of Hair to Diagnose Breast Cancer

Phase 2

• Conditions: Breast Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT00390377
• Lead Sponsor: Fermiscan Ltd

Brief Summary

This study aims to perform x-ray diffraction analysis of blinded hair samples from women with a documented health status, to validate the previous findings of James et al who described that x-ray diffraction patterns of human hair can distinguish samples from healthy subjects from those of diseased subjects, specifically those suffering from breast cancer.

The primary hypothesis is that x-ray diffraction of hair can be used to distinguish hair from patients with confirmed breast cancer from subjects without detectable breast cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2006-10
• Study Start: 2006-10
• Study First Submitted: 2006-10-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-10-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2006-10-18
• Study First Posted: 2006-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2006-10-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult women (aged >20) who are undergoing mammography, and
• Who are willing and able to provide informed consent; and
• Who have usable scalp hair

Exclusion Criteria

• Women with a history of breast cancer ever or other cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer and CIN: cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia) within 5 years.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St George Private Hospital; 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia