Can a simple chat with your pharmacist boost cancer pill adherence?
NCT ID NCT06989489
First seen Jul 08, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program where clinical pharmacists provide personalized counseling to cancer patients taking oral anticancer drugs. The goal is to see if this support helps patients take their medication more consistently. Researchers will compare two groups of 80 patients each—one group before the program and one group after at least six months in the program—using surveys to measure adherence and usability.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multilevel Adherence Intervention (behavioral counseling program)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could become a standard tool to help cancer patients take their oral medications as prescribed, potentially improving treatment outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study comparing two groups at different times, not a randomized trial. The program may not work for everyone or may be hard to implement in other clinics.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (age ≥21 years-old) patients * Diagnosed with a solid or hematologic malignancy * Monotherapy on oral anticancer agent on treatment for at least 6 months Exclusion criteria: * Patients on time-limited or intermittent therapy (non-continuous) * Patients on comfort (end-of-life) care * Patients enrolled on hospice
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UNC Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
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