Clinical trial · Observational
From Exclusion to Inclusion: Analysing Follow-up Discontinuity in Breast Cancer
A Comprehensive Analysis of Follow-up Outcomes, Continuity and Updated Survivorship in Breast Cancer
- 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)
The goal of this observational study is to determine the proportion of patients who are lost-to-follow-up at five years, identify factors associated with loss of follow-up , and explore patient-reported barriers to follow-up in a public sector cancer care setting. The main question it aims to answer is : Do proactive outreach programs help in improving follow-up rates among breast cancer patients who are categorized as "lost-to-follow-up." This study will be conducted in a real-world cohort of women with non-metastatic breast cancer treated at a tertiary care centre, between 2017-2018.
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 (0)
Data not yet available
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- New, non-metastatic, breast cancer patients between 2017-2018
- description
- All women with newly diagnosed non-metastatic breast cancer, presenting to Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital \& Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, between 2017 - 2018 will be included in the study. The analysis will focus on the women who have been lost-to-follow-up.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Improvement in follow-up data with proactive outreach
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
- Follow-up data will be retrieved from hospital records and electronic medical records (EMR) up to December 2024. For patients identified as lost-to-follow-up, proactive outreach efforts will be undertaken via phone calls, messages, or emails. Patients (or their families) will be queried about recurrence of disease, and these responses will be documented as valid follow-up entries.
- measure
- Updated mortality data
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
- For patients identified as lost-to-follow-up, proactive outreach efforts will be undertaken via phone calls, messages, or emails. Patients (or their families) will be queried about mortality (if applicable) and these responses will be documented as valid follow-up entries.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients newly diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer between 2017-2018 2. Patients categorized as "lost-to-follow-up", as defined above 3. Patients willing to participate upon re-engagement Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with incomplete medical records 2. Patients who have taken part of the treatment at another hospital/centre 3. Patients who have relocated permanently out of the study region Withdrawal Criteria: 1\. Patient withdraws consent
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDHariharan N, Rao TS, Rajappa SJ, Naidu CK, Rayani B, Kodandapani S, Koppula V, Gudipudi D. From exclusion to inclusion: Analysis of patterns of follow-up in breast cancer. Int J Surg Protoc. 2025 Sep 8;29(4):156-160. doi: 10.1097/SP9.0000000000000061. eCollection 2025 Dec. PMID 41334423