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RecruitingNCT04663100Updated Dec 4, 2023

Oral Adherence in Hematological Oncology Agents and Impact on Comorbid Therapy Adherence

An interventional study of Patient-reported outcome measure and Comprehensive Medication Review in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma, sponsored by University of Tennessee. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-12-04.

Sponsored by University of Tennessee · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2023, 2 years 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Feb 2021; still recruiting 5 years 9 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of this study is to improve medication, symptom, and disease management of patients with hematological malignancies and multiple chronic conditions (2 or more conditions in addition to cancer) through care coordination between pharmacists working in oncology practices and those working in primary care or community practices (Pharmacists Coordinated care Oncology Model [PCOM]).

This is a pilot study in which the investigators will examine the association between outcome measures, but the study design and sample size are insufficient to quantify the impact of OAA initiation or OAA adherence on adherence to chronic medications. This pilot study and data analyses are being done in preparation for a larger, controlled study.

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Multiple Chronic Conditions

Keywords

  • adherence
  • leukemia
  • anticancer agents
  • chronic disease management
  • pharmacy practice
  • hematological malignancy
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In context

Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive

894 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive; 109 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 44 across 681 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive.

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Lead sponsor

University of Tennessee is the lead sponsor of 142 studies on the registry; 21 are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (29%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Receiving cancer care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), or multiple myeloma (MM)
  • Initiating an oral anticancer agent, either for the first time or a change from previous oral agent
  • Diagnosis of 2 chronic conditions, including at least one of the following: diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, congestive heart failure, depression/anxiety, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and/or
  • Patients taking at least two chronic medications, including at least one medication for one of the conditions listed above.
  • Willing and able to sign .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cannot communicate in English
  • Concurrent diagnosis of type 1 diabetes or
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Pharmacist Coordinated care Oncology Model

    The Pharmacist Coordinated care Oncology Model includes patient self-reported symptoms and medication adherence, comprehensive medication review(s) and intentional communication between oncology and community pharmacists.

    Other: Patient-reported outcome measure · Other: Comprehensive Medication Review · Other: Pharmacist communication

Interventions

  • OtherPatient-reported outcome measure

    Participants will complete a patient-reported outcome measure for their oral anticancer agent at two timepoints over 2 months, to assess patient symptoms and adherence to their oral anticancer agent.

  • OtherComprehensive Medication Review

    Following the first patient-reported outcome measure, participants will be contacted by the community pharmacist for a Comprehensive Medication Review (CMR) for their chronic medications. A follow-up CMR will take place after the second patient-reported outcome measure.

  • OtherPharmacist communication

    Throughout the study, the oncology and community pharmacists will communicate about medications through the electronic medical record.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Oral anticancer agent adherence by proportion of days covered (PDC)

    PDC is a common medication adherence metric, and assesses the ratio of number of days the patient is supplied with oral anticancer agent, from the time of initiation until 6 months later, to the total number of days during that period. Data from the electronic medical record for dose changes will be aligned with the refill data to calculate a dose-adjusted PDC.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months post-initiation

  2. Chronic disease medication adherence

    PDCs for medications for select chronic diseases will be calculated for the 6 months before and after oral anticancer agent initiation

    Time frame: 6 months pre- and post-initiation of the oral anticancer agent

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient-reported outcome measure completion

    The oncology-specific patient-reported outcome measure is to be completed at 2 and 6 weeks after oral anticancer agent initiation. This measure assesses the percent of patients who complete this tool at both time points.

    Time frame: Approximately 42 days after oral anticancer agent initiation

  2. Comprehensive Medication Review (CMR) completion

    Proportion of enrolled subjects completing the initial and follow-up CMRs with the community pharmacist

    Time frame: Approximately 50 days after oral anticancer agent initiation

  3. Oncology pharmacist review of patient-reported outcome measure

    The patient-reported outcome measure is scored within one day after it is completed by the subject and is routed to the oncology pharmacist to review the results. The number of measures that are reviewed within 1 day of receipt will be assessed at 2 weeks and at 6 weeks.

    Time frame: Approximately 44 days after oral anticancer agent initiation

  4. Percent of Comprehensive Medication Reviews (CMRs) where note was routed to oncology pharmacist

    The number of CMRs where note was routed to oncology pharmacist out of total number of completed CMRs, assessed at 2 weeks and at 6 weeks.

    Time frame: Approximately 43 days after oral anticancer agent initiation

  5. Proportion of Comprehensive Medication Reviews (CMRs) reviewed by the oncology pharmacist

    The number of CMR notes reviewed by the oncology pharmacist out of the total number of completed CMRs, assessed at 2 weeks and at 6 weeks.

    Time frame: Approximately 44 days after oral anticancer agent initiation

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Feb 2021 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2023, 34 months after the start.

Of 25 interventional studies with no phase under Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, half reached primary completion within 41 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 22 and three quarters within 123. This study's planned 34 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 3, 2020
First posted
Dec 10, 2020
StartActual
Feb 8, 2021
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2023
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2023
Last update
Dec 4, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 4, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04663100
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 10, 2020
Start date
Feb 8, 2021
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 4, 2023

Study contacts

Justin Gatwood, PhD
Contact
jgatwood@uthsc.edu
6155323403
Katie Gatwood, PharmD
Contact
katie.s.gatwood@vumc.org
6153433836

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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