Smart-phone Application to Promote Medication Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) With Cancer

Completed

• Conditions: Neoplasms

• Registration Number: NCT01618344
• Lead Sponsor: University of Utah

Brief Summary

To explore use of a smart-phone medication reminder application to promote adherence to oral medications by AYA with cancer.

Detailed Description

Non-adherence to oral medications is a prevalent problem in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer that may impact both survival and quality of life while on treatment. The purpose of this study is to explore use of a smart-phone medication reminder application to promote adherence to oral medications by AYA with cancer. The study's primary aim is to explore the feasibility and acceptability of using a smart-phone medication reminder application to promote adherence to oral medications by AYA with cancer as well as to characterize application use. Secondary aims include: 1) to obtain initial estimates of intervention effect- measured by pre-intervention to post-intervention differences in perceived behavioral control for adherence, intention to adhere, and adherence behavior - to inform design of a future trial powered to detect a clinically significant effect of smart-phone medication reminder application use on adherence to oral medications; and 2) to examine the relationships among perceived behavioral control for adherence, intention to adhere, and adherence behavior. A pre-post single group design will be used. Data will be collected weekly for 4 weeks before introduction of the intervention and for 8 weeks following introduction of the intervention. Analytic approaches will include descriptive statistics and generalized estimating equation (GEE) modeling.

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Study & Design
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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-04-25
• Study Start: 2012-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-11
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-13
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2017-02
• Results First Submitted: 2017-09-08
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-10-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-05
• Results First Posted: 2017-11-06
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria

1)Patients who are unable to speak/read/write English as required for use of smart-phone medication reminder application and completion of study measures.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility and Acceptability of Using a Smart-phone Medication Reminder Application to Promote Adherence to Oral Medications by AYA With Cancer.	ongoing study weeks 5-12	Feasibility was assessed through participants' application usage and responses to self-reported questions about their use of the application. Acceptability was assessed through participants' perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of the application.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Huntsman Cancer Institute; 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States