NCT06446661

Using Text Messages to Improve Oral Chemotherapy for Adolescents and Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Improving Oral Chemotherapy Adherence in Maintenance for Adolescents and Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using Text Messages

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Chicago · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this section is to learn how text message reminders might help with regularly taking chemotherapy medications for Adolescents and Adults with Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Detailed description

This study aims to compare adherence to oral mercaptopurine and methotrexate during the first 84-day cycle of maintenance therapy for adolescent and young adult patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on pediatric-based regimens between those who receive the high intensity text message intervention and those who receive standard-of-care. It is believed that high-intensity text messages will increase patient adherence within cycle 1.

Conditions

• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	High Intensity	Daily texts
OTHER	No Text Messagings	Standard Care
OTHER	Low Intensity Text Messaging	Weekly Texts

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-12-15
• Primary completion: 2027-06-15
• Completion: 2028-06-15
• First posted: 2024-06-06
• Last updated: 2026-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States