During the session entitled “Supportive care and setting up a trial” at BMUC 2024, Prof. Nele Devoogdt (UZ Leuven, Belgium) discussed current strategies to manage lymphoedema following pelvic therapies in cancer patients. Subsequently, Dr. Alastair Lamb (Oxford University, UK) talked about the factors that make clinical trial enrolment appealing to patients. Finally, Dr. Sanne D’hondt walked us through the necessary steps to set up a clinical trial.