New study aims to boost cancer pill adherence in poor communities
NCT ID NCT03245411
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how to help cancer patients from low-income and low-literacy backgrounds take their oral chemotherapy pills correctly. Researchers will test different support strategies to see which ones work best. The goal is to reduce missed doses and improve overall care for these patients.
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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 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2017
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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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: * All patients on oral chemotherapeutic agents * Clinical diagnosis of stage IV breast cancer * Clinical diagnosis of stage III and IV colorectal cancer (not receiving concurrent radiation therapy) * Clinical diagnosis of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer * Clinical diagnosis of stage IV renal cell carcinoma * Clinical diagnosis of stage IV ovarian carcinoma * Clinical diagnosis of multiple myeloma * Clinical diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia on TKI * Clinical diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome on Lenalidomide * Adjuvant treatment for Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumor * Clinical diagnosis of chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia * Clinical diagnosis of metastatic Prostate cancer * Clinical diagnosis of hepatocellular Carcinoma * Clinical diagnosis of stage IV Melanoma * Clinical diagnosis of myelofibrosis/myeloproliferative neoplasms * Age \>18 years * ECOG Performance Status \<3 Exclusion Criteria: * ECOG Performance Status of 3 and above * Concurrent chemo radiation * Non-English speaker * Clinical diagnosis of dementia, or otherwise unable to give informed consent. * History of non-compliance (defined as the history of 2 or more missed appointments in the clinic). * Pregnant patients * Nursing Home Patients * Incarcerated
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141, United States
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