Clinical trial · Observational
Mammography, Early Detection Biomarkers, Risk Assessment, and Imaging Technologies, MERIT Study
MERIT (Mammography, Early Detection Biomarkers, Risk Assessment, and Imaging Technologies) Cohort
NCT03408353CI-TRIAL-00121497recruitingClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study collects mammogram images, blood samples, and clinical information from women undergoing routine screening mammograms. Creating a bank of blood samples and a database of clinical and risk information may be used in future research related to breast cancer, other cancers, and women's health.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Carcinoma | Breast Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biospecimen Collection | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Mammography | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Observational (mammography, questionnaires, blood collection)
- description
- Participants complete questionnaires over 15-25 minutes about personal and family history of cancer, health status, breast cancer risk factors, diet, weight gain, and physical activity, and undergo collection of blood samples at baseline and then annually for 5 years. Participants also undergo standard of care mammography at baseline and then annually for 5 years.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
- Procedure: Mammography
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Creation of a repository of blood specimens and database of imaging, clinical data, health measurements, and questionnaire data
- timeFrame
- 5 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 25 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Willingness to participate in the study and ability to provide informed consent * Willingness to complete a questionnaire and to provide a blood sample at the initial visit and at follow up annual visits * Undergoing a screening mammogram at participating sites. Subjects undergoing routine annual diagnostic mammograms or CEM as part of a screening study are also eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * Current or recent (within the prior 6 months) history of breast feeding * Personal history of breast cancer (ductal breast carcinoma in situ \[DCIS\] or invasive breast cancer) * Personal history of any other cancer (excluding in-situ, stage 0, and non-melanoma skin cancers and other pre-cancerous conditions) treated within the last 5 years.
References
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