Can a tailored app help young cancer patients stick to their meds?
NCT ID NCT05706610
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested a personalized program to help teens and young adults (ages 15-24) with cancer take their oral chemotherapy or preventive medications as prescribed. 70 participants were randomly assigned to either the tailored program or standard care. The main goal was to see if the program was easy to use and acceptable, and if it could improve medication adherence.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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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15 to 24 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patient between 15 and 24 years of age * Patient diagnosis of cancer * Patient prescribed oral chemotherapy or prophylactic medication Exclusion Criteria: * Patient is not fluent in English * Patient evidences significant cognitive deficits per medical team * Patient's medical status or treatment precludes participation per medical team, patient, or caregiver * Patient demonstrates greater than or equal to 95% adherence during run-in period * Patient declines to use electronic monitoring device
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
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