Texting with 'Penny' to beat lung cancer: can a chatbot improve medication adherence?

NCT ID NCT04347161

Summary

This study is testing if a text-message chatbot named 'Penny' can help people with lung cancer remember to take their daily oral medications and manage side effects. Researchers are comparing the chatbot to usual care in 75 patients to see if it improves how consistently patients take their pills. The goal is to find better ways to support patients on these important long-term treatments.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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