General information
  • Disease category Breast Cancer (BASEC)
  • Recruitment status recruitment ongoing (BASEC/ICTRP)
  • Trial sites
    Zurich
    (BASEC)
  • Contact Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Frauenfelder thomas.frauenfelder@usz.ch (BASEC)
  • Data Source(s) BASEC: Import from 01.07.2025 ICTRP: N/A
  • Last update 01.07.2025 10:15
HumRes54754 | SNCTP000004325 | BASEC2021-00200

The diagnostic performance of phase contrast mammography compared to full-field digital mammography.

  • Disease category Breast Cancer (BASEC)
  • Recruitment status recruitment ongoing (BASEC/ICTRP)
  • Trial sites
    Zurich
    (BASEC)
  • Contact Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Frauenfelder thomas.frauenfelder@usz.ch (BASEC)
  • Data Source(s) BASEC: Import from 01.07.2025 ICTRP: N/A
  • Last update 01.07.2025 10:15

Summary description of the study

Both full-field digital mammography (X-ray), breast ultrasound (radio waves), and breast MRI have specific weaknesses. Mammography has a low sensitivity for detecting breast cancer in patients with dense breasts. Phase contrast mammography is a new development in the field of breast imaging, based on capturing phase contrast and dark field imaging. Compared to full-field digital mammography, which relies solely on the contrast of X-ray attenuation, phase contrast and dark field imaging utilizes the contrast of electron density and the scattering ability of the tissue. This is the world's first phase contrast mammography device. Preliminary studies examining samples from mastectomy showed higher image quality and improved representation of lesions. With this study, we aim to assess the diagnostic performance of phase contrast mammography compared to full-field digital mammography.

(BASEC)

Intervention under investigation

Phase contrast mammography compared to full-field digital mammography.

(BASEC)

Disease under investigation

Breast cancer

(BASEC)

Criteria for participation in trial
o Phase 0: Mastectomy and tissue samples from breast biopsies o Phase 1: Women with breast cancer and planned mastectomy or conservative surgery + radiotherapy o Phase 2: Women scheduled for a diagnostic or screening mammography Additionally, they must be over 18 years old (40 years for Phase 2). Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy, or have breast implants are not allowed to participate. (BASEC)

Exclusion criteria
Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy, or have breast implants, who cannot understand the procedure and who have already participated in a project involving radiation in the last 12 months. (BASEC)

Trial sites

Zurich

(BASEC)

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Sponsor

Institut für Interventionelle und diagnostische Radiologie USZ

(BASEC)

Contact

Contact Person Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Frauenfelder

Tel.: +41 – 44 2559383

thomas.frauenfelder@usz.ch

UniversitätsSpital Zürich Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie

(BASEC)

Scientific Information

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Name of the authorising ethics committee (for multicentre studies, only the lead committee)

Ethics Committee Zurich

(BASEC)

Date of authorisation

23.03.2021

(BASEC)


ICTRP Trial ID
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Official title (approved by ethics committee)
Imaging quality and potential clinical relevance of phase contrast mammography in-vivo: a singlecenter, prospective study (BASEC)

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Public title
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Disease under investigation
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Intervention under investigation
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Type of trial
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Trial design
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Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
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Primary and secondary end points
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Registration date
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Incorporation of the first participant
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Secondary sponsors
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Secondary trial IDs
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Results-Individual Participant Data (IPD)
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Further information on the trial
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Results of the trial

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Link to the results in the primary register

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