Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Adherence to Oral Anticancer Therapy: A Pilot Feasibility Clinical Trial
University of California, Irvine
Summary
New oral anticancer treatments have improved survival across cancer types but introduced challenges in medication adherence and symptom management. The SMART pilot trial will test a new mobile health intervention that facilitates remote adherence and symptom monitoring, patient-provider communication outside of clinic visits regarding the use of oral anticancer treatments, and support for financial and social needs, as well as health literacy support, for 30 English- and Spanish-speaking patients. This study will increase understanding of barriers and facilitators to the use of the proposed mHealth intervention.
Description
New oral anticancer treatments (OATs) have improved survival across cancer types but introduced challenges in medication adherence and symptom management. While OATs offer convenience and at-home treatment, they involve complex dosing, drug interactions, and adverse effects requiring careful self-management, and their high out-of-pocket costs can cause financial hardship, hence resulting in suboptimal adherence. Interventions to improve OAT adherence have had mixed results. Given the widespread use of mobile technology, mobile health (mHealth) options offer scalable solutions for medication ma…