New program aims to boost medication adherence in breast cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT05496829
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program to help people with early-stage breast cancer take their hormone therapy and heart medications as prescribed. Participants receive a pharmacist review, training on using a patient portal, and a reminder app. The goal is to see if this support improves medication adherence at 24 and 52 weeks, which could lower the risk of cancer recurrence and heart problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multicomponent Adherence Intervention (behavioral: pharmacist session, patient portal training, reminder app)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help breast cancer patients stick to their medications, potentially reducing cancer recurrence and heart disease risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a new drug, so its impact is limited to improving adherence. The trial is relatively small (350 participants) and relies on self-reporting, which may not be fully accurate.
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Study facts
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- 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 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Women or men age \>18 years * Diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer prescribed endocrine therapy * Within 3-years of the end of early active treatment (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy not including human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-directed therapy, radiation) * Patients must be prescribed at least 1 antihypertensive or statin medication for CVD prevention * Self-report of at least some nonadherence ET or CVD medication on DOSE-Nonadherence Extent of Nonadherence questionnaire Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of breast cancer recurrence * Non-English or Non-Spanish speaking * Not cognitively able to complete study requirements * Do not follow with either a primary care provider or cardiologist within the New York Presbyterian Health system's Epic EHR * Inability to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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