Can a smartphone app help latina breast cancer patients beat the odds?
NCT ID NCT07706127
First seen Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a bilingual smartphone app, combined with patient navigation, can help Latina breast cancer patients take their hormone therapy as prescribed. Many patients struggle with barriers like cost, insurance, or language that make it hard to stay on treatment. The goal is to improve medication adherence, reduce cancer recurrence, and improve quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HT Helper app plus patient navigation support
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could help Latina breast cancer patients take their hormone therapy more consistently, potentially reducing cancer recurrence and improving survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, single-center trial, and the app's benefits may not extend to other populations or settings. Adherence improvements may be modest.
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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 159 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: English- or Spanish-speaking Latina patients aged 18 and older who: a) are diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and prescribed HT; b) within 1 to 24 months of starting HT; c) are experiencing any NMDoH by the Avanzando Center NMDoH Screener; d) are able to read; e) own a smartphone and are able to send and receive text messages and access the Internet; and f) are able to provide informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Not meeting the criteria above, or patients who: a) are not Latina and are younger than 18 years; b) are not receiving HT treatment; c) with more than 24 months of starting treatment; d) do not experience any NMDoH by the Avanzando Center NMDoH Screener; e) are unable to read; f) do not own a smartphone and are unable to send and receive text messages and access the Internet; g) are unable to respond to text messages and questions or unable to download the study app; h) are unable to provide informed consent due to a mental, emotional, or physical handicap that keeps them from understanding the consent information; i) are unable to see the app and study materials and videos (i.e., are blind, deaf); and j) currently participating in a psychosocial intervention trial or individual/group psychotherapy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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