Chronic Pain
Conditions
Keywords
chronic pain, mhealth, adolescent, mobile application
Brief summary
Research has shown that the prevalence of chronic pain in adolescents is high and increasing. These young people report significant changes in both their physical and psychological functioning. Currently, psychosocial treatments enjoy strong empirical support and are crucial to maintaining and improving the quality of life of adolescents suffering from chronic pain. However, the availability of these evidence-based interventions is insufficient to meet the high demand, especially outside of large cities. The aim of this project is to develop a digital treatment that helps improve the quality of life of adolescents with chronic pain and complementary websites for their parents and teachers.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSelf-administered psychosocial intervention delivered via smartphone.
The treatment includes a smartphone-based psychosocial program designed to improve the quality of life of adolescents with chronic pain.
Sponsors
Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain
University Rovira i Virgili
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 12-18 years old, * Having a non-oncology secondary chronic pain problem, * Having internet access, * A parent willing to participate in the study, * Providing informed consent/assent.
Exclusion criteria
* Cognitive or language problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months follow-up | Refers to the severity of pain an individual experiences, measured on a scale (0-10) |
| Pain interference | baseline, 8 weeks, 3 months follow-up | Refers to the extent to which pain affects an individual's daily life and functioning. Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric Pain Interference will be used (0-32; 0=no interference, 32=intense interference). |
| Global perception of change after treatment | 8 weeks, 3 months follow-up | refers to an individual's overall assessment of how their condition has improved or worsened following a treatment, measured on a scale (0-10). |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactAriadna Sampietro
Outcome results
None listed