NCT02871115

Pilot Study of a Pharmacy Intervention for Older Adults With Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 62 (actual)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to address the challenge of medication management for older patients undergoing treatment for cancer. The sponsor of this protocol is the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center who is providing funding for this research study.

Detailed description

The goals of the proposed study are: (1) to demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of delivering PRIME (Pharmacist Reconciliation to Improve Medication Management in the Elderly) to older patients with breast, gastrointestinal, and lung cancers; and (2) to estimate the effect size (i.e. the magnitude of the difference between groups) of PRIME for improving medication management (e.g. accurate medication list, less polypharmacy, fewer potentially inappropriate medications) and achieving up-to-date vaccinations.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• GI Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pharmacy Intervention	Patients randomized to the pharmacy intervention (PRIME) will undergo evaluation with a clinical pharmacist at their second or third chemotherapy infusion who will: (1) perform detailed medication reconciliation and obtain allergy and vaccination history; (2) evaluate and document polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications, lack of appropriate medications; and (3) document their findings in the medical record and discuss their recommendations the oncology team.
OTHER	Usual Care	Participants receiving usual oncology care will not meet with the pharmacist unless indicated as part of their routine clinical care. Study staff will obtain all patient-reported measures from the patient.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-02
• Completion: 2018-04-14
• First posted: 2016-08-18
• Last updated: 2021-11-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States