Clinical trial · Interventional
A Trial to Assess the Influence of a Pictorial Medication Calendar on Medication Taking Behaviour
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Influence of a Picture-Based Antiemetic Medication Calendar on Medication-Taking Behavior in Adults Receiving Chemotherapy
NCT04701736CI-TRIAL-00049320completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
Determine if an oncology pictorial medication calendar will improve patient adherence to oncology supportive care medication regimens for adult patients receiving adjuvant or neo-adjuvant chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
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 |
| Chemotherapy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Medication Adherence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picture Medication Calendar | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Routine Care
- description
- Routine care consists of an oncology pharmacist counselling the patient on supportive care medications prior to the patient getting his or her prescription dispensed.
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Intervention
- description
- The intervention group will encompass the oncology pharmacist using the computer system to print a Picture Medication Calendar for the patient and use the calendar to explain supportive medications, in addition to routine care.
- interventionNames
- Device: Picture Medication Calendar
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Medication Adherence to Prescribed Antiemetics
- timeFrame
- 1 year
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria: * Outpatients 18 years or older receiving chemotherapy treatment for neoadjuvant or adjuvant solid organ cancers, * Able to provide consent for themselves, * Calendar was only available in the English language, thus fluency in English was required. Exclusion criteria: * Participants who did not attain a minimum of grade 8 education, * Significant visual impairment that precluded the ability to read the picture-based medication calendar, * Difficulty swallowing with requirement for liquid formulations of medications, * If planned to receive multiple cycles of chemotherapy at satellite oncology location instead of main study site, * If unable to repeat the instructions back to research personnel or a care provider had to speak on the participant's behalf, the participant was withdrawn from the study.
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