Using a Patient-Centered mHealth Intervention to Improve Adherence to Oral Anticancer Medications

November 16, 2018 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
This study is being done to determine if sending reminder text messages helps patients take their Oral Anticancer Medication (OAMs) when they are supposed to.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

28

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient in the Sarcoma, Solid Tumor Gastrointestinal (ST GI), and Thoracic Medicine service at MSK.
  • Starting a new treatment regimen that includes a single oral anticancer medication
  • Patients must have a mobile phone that can send and receive SMS/MMS messages and is internet-enabled.
  • Age 18 or older.
  • Ability to speak and read English because we do not have the resources to translate the text messages into other languages.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient expresses inability or unfamiliarity with using SMS/MMS messaging on their phone and is unwilling to be trained in the use of this technology.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: SMS/MMS text messaging
Patients will be able to tailor their SMS/MMS reminders with respect to when (i.e., what time of day) they wish to receive the reminders, as well as how often the messages are sent (e.g., morning and evening).
Other: SMS/MMS text messaging
text messaging reminders on oral chemotherapy medication adherence
Active Comparator: usual care
This includes physician and nursing assessment and intervention for any identified AEs. Of note, there is not currently standard follow-up that patients receive from nursing or physician staff while on an OAM treatment. Patients are encouraged to call their physician's office with any questions or changes in their medical status but are not called routinely by MSK staff.
Other: usual care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
objective pill count
Time Frame: 1 year
is greater or less than the amount of OAM that the patient should have in their possession.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Thomas Atkinson, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 28, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 14, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

November 14, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 12, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 12, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

July 14, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 19, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 16, 2018

Last Verified

November 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 16-810

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