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Assessment of Multi-Level Interventions to Improve Adherence to Oral Medications in Cancer Patients
Sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University
Summary
Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia serves a diverse group of the patient population. The majority of patients have a diverse cultural background, low literacy, and poor social-economic status. Medication adherence for chronic medical problems is in a range of 40-70%. Medication adherence among patients on oral anti-cancer therapy is not studied in detail. The main objective is to study medication adherence to oral anticancer agents in patients with low literacy and poor socio-economic status.
Official title: A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Assess Multi-Level Interventions to Improve Adherence to Oral Medications in Cancer Patients in a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Community
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2017-07-20
Completion Date
2025-12-20
Last Updated
2025-06-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention
All participants in this group will receive the standard of care intervention provided by the RN. This includes:Education in the clinic setting,Printed information about the chemotherapy drug and chemotherapy side effects. The RN will be blinded to the arm of study to which each patient is allocated.
Locations (1)
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States