Clinical trial · Interventional
Text Messaging to Improve Adherence to Oral Chemotherapy Agents
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this Academic Research Enhancement Award proposal is to conduct a small-scale health-related research project on text messages to improve adherence to oral chemotherapy agents. Michigan State University College of Nursing has not been a major recipient of National Institute of Health grant funding. As a result, the overall objective of this proposal is to strengthen the research environment in the College of Nursing so that it can develop into a significant health-related scientific research enterprise. This project would involve undergraduate and graduate students, and thus, generate student interest in research as a career. The importance of the research planned for this proposal is as follows. More than 50 oral chemotherapy agents in pill form are currently on the market, with projections that in 3 years, 25% of cancer treatments will be delivered in pill form. For oral agents to achieve a therapeutically effective level for cancer treatment, patients must strictly adhere to the regimen. Adherence to oral cancer agents is often less than 80%, which may be inadequate for treating the cancer. To date, empirical research in the area of improving adherence to oral agents is underdeveloped. The goal of this research is to improve adherence to oral chemotherapy agents through a technology based strategy, tailored SMS text messages. This prospective randomized controlled trial will examine the feasibility, acceptability, and satisfaction with a 3-week tailored text message intervention for oral agent adherence. Descriptive statistics, generalized linear modeling, and generalized estimating equations will be used for analysis. In this proposal, preliminary data will be collected to examine efficacy of the text message intervention to promote adherence to oral agents. Data will then be used to further inform the development of an intervention to improve adherence to oral agents for an R01 application to conduct a larger randomized trial to test this innovative intervention. This study can have a transformative impact on oral agent adherence by developing a technology-based strategy to promote adherence among the increasing number of cancer patients who receive their cancer treatment in pill form. This type of novel intervention also has the potential to transform and impact many other ill populations that require adherence to a medication regimen.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group - texts | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention group - texts
- description
- The intervention group will receive text messages for 21 days that are tailored to their oral agent regimen.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Intervention group - texts
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- The control group will receive usual care, which consists of standard care and materials provided by the oncology office or pharmacy. In general, this includes instructions and information on the oral agent regimen (i.e., amount and timing), common side effects, how to manage symptoms, general ways to remember to take your pill (e.g., calendar or pill box), medication safety (i.e., storage), and how to contact a clinician for problems that arise.
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Feasibility, defined as patient acceptance of a text message intervention among patients who are on oral agents.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with cancer * Prescribed an oncolytic or therapeutic oral agent (non-hormonal) * Able to speak, read, and understand English * Able and willing to receive phone calls * Has a personal cell phone, and able and willing to receive and send a text message Exclusion Criteria: * Deaf, blind, or unable hear, or unable to accept phone calls * Prescribed hormonal therapy for cancer treatment
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDSpoelstra SL, Given CW, Sikorskii A, Coursaris CK, Majumder A, DeKoekkoek T, Schueller M, Given BA. A randomized controlled trial of the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a texting intervention on medication adherence in adults prescribed oral anti-cancer agents: study protocol. J Adv Nurs. 2015 Dec;71(12):2965-76. doi: 10.1111/jan.12714. Epub 2015 Jun 23. PMID 26100719