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"OncoTool" Intervention for Communication

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Betina Yanez
Research Sponsored by Northwestern University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up t1 (prior to starting intervention), biweekly during the 8 week intervention, t2 (8 weeks post intervention), t3 (6 months post-intervention)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

Oncotool for Cancer Medications

Eligible Conditions
  • Communication
  • Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
  • Cancer
  • Medication Adherence

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~t1 (prior to starting intervention), biweekly during the 8 week intervention, t2 (8 weeks post intervention), t3 (6 months post-intervention)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and t1 (prior to starting intervention), biweekly during the 8 week intervention, t2 (8 weeks post intervention), t3 (6 months post-intervention) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Health Related Quality of Life will be evaluated with The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT-G7)
Change in Self Reported Adherence to TKIs will be evaluated with the ARMS questionnaire.
Electronically Verified TKI Adherence will be measured using medication event monitoring systems (MEMS)
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Secondary outcome measures
Cancer Related Communication and Attitudinal Self Efficacy will be evaluated using the Communication and Attitudinal Self-Efficacy scale for cancer (CASE-cancer)
Cancer-Specific Distress will be evaluated using The Impact of Event Scale (IES)
Emotional Social Support is assessed using the emotional subscale portion of the Medical Outcomes Study - Social Support Survey Instrument (MOS-SSS)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: "OncoTool" InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: "Oncotool" ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Oncotool Intervention (symptom reporting + TKI education)
2020
N/A
~90

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor
1,585 Previous Clinical Trials
917,148 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Communication
1,109 Patients Enrolled for Communication
Betina YanezPrincipal Investigator - Northwestern University
Northwestern University

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~16 spots leftby Apr 2025