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Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Interventional Ages 15 to 20

Finalizing an adaptive phone-based support program to help teens take their medications

Official title: Adaptive Cell Phone Support to Promote Medication Adherence Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Chronic Health Conditions

Run by Children's Hospital Los Angeles · NCT07084155 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This pilot will test an adaptive phone-based support program to help adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions take their daily oral medications.

Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages15 Years to 20 Years
SexAll
Enrollment35 (estimated)
SponsorChildren's Hospital Los Angeles
Academic / other
Locations1 site (Los Angeles, California)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 25, 2026
Main results expectedJanuary 31, 2027
Study endsJanuary 31, 2027
Registry record updatedJuly 20, 2026
Trial IDNCT07084155 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are Children's Hospital Los Angeles patients aged 15–20 who speak English, can consent/assent, and take at least one oral medication daily for a chronic condition.

Probably not a fit

Patients unlikely to benefit include those outside the 15–20 age range, not taking daily oral medications, non-English speakers, or those without access to a phone or the cognitive ability to engage with the program.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Researchers will enroll 35 adolescents and young adults who are patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and taking at least one daily oral medication. Participants will use the adaptive cell-phone support program for three weeks in a single-arm field test and provide feedback on usability and acceptability. The team will measure feasibility, user experience, and short-term changes in medication adherence to refine content and structure. Results will be used to prepare a future randomized trial of the finalized intervention.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the program could improve daily medication taking among teens and provide a scalable, phone-based support tool for chronic conditions.

How similar studies have gone: Previous mobile health interventions for adolescent adherence have shown modest improvements in some trials, though adaptive phone-based support approaches remain relatively under-tested.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Children's Hospital Los Angeles patient
* between 15-20 years old at enrollment
* taking at least one oral medication per day for a chronic health condition
* English speaking
* demonstrating sufficient cognitive capacity to engage in the assent/consent process and study procedures

There is no exclusion criteria.

Where it's running

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California, United States     Recruiting

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Caitlin Sayegh, PhD — Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Study coordinator: Caitlin Sayegh, PhD
  • Email: cssayegh@chla.usc.edu
  • Phone: 323-361-7748

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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Last reviewed 2026-11-14 by the Find a Trial editorial team. Information on this page is for educational purposes and is not medical advice. Always consult qualified healthcare professionals about clinical trial participation.