A Tailored Medication Adherence-Promotion Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-24
SponsorChildren's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a tailored intervention can help make it easier for adolescents and young adults with cancer to take their medications. The main questions the researchers are trying to answer are:

* Does the tailored intervention increase adherence? * Does the tailored intervention improve quality of life? * Does the tailored intervention reduce health care utilization?

The researchers will compare the tailored intervention to a uniform standard of care intervention (an intervention designed to be similar to what is currently happening in clinical care) to see if the tailored intervention works to improve adherence.

Participants will:

* Use an electronic pill bottle or box to store their medication * Participate in intervention sessions * Complete surveys before the intervention, after the intervention, and 6-months later

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patient is 15.00 to 24.99 years of age

Patient is diagnosed with cancer

Patient is prescribed an oral anticancer/antitumor agent or prophylaxis

Disqualifiers

Patient is not fluent in English

Patient evidences significant cognitive deficits

Patient's medical status or treatment precludes participation

Patient enrolled on a medical trial requiring medication storage in a trial-provided container

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Tailored Program
  • Feedback Program (Uniform Standard of Care)

Treatment groups

160 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

Seattle Children's Hospital

Collaborator

University of Kansas Medical Center

Collaborator

Columbia University

Collaborator