Use of Hair to Diagnose Breast Cancer

A Study to Evaluate a Test for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Using X-Ray Diffraction of Hair Fibres.

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00390377

Enrollment

240

Registered

2006-10-19

Start date

2006-10-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2006-10-19

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Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

x-ray diffraction, hair, breast cancer, synchrotron

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.

Interventions

PROCEDURECutting scalp hair

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

20 Years to No maximum

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.

Countries

Australia

Contacts

Primary ContactPeter W French, BSc, MSc, PhD

pfrench@fermiscan.com.au+61292454460

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026