Reducing Pain in Pediatric Oncology Patients at Home. Effectiveness of the KLIK Pijnmonitor App

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON24832

Enrollment

168

Registered

2020-09-16

Start date

2021-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Treatment- and illness related pain due to pediatric cancer

Interventions

The intervention group will have the KLIK Pijnmonitor app at their disposal. This includes the opportunity (note: not requirement) to report pain intensity whenever a child is in pain and therewith re

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, children must be between the ages of 0 and 18 years; be in active treatment (at least three months after diagnosis and with at least two months of treatment remaining). Furthermore, study participants (child or parent) need to understand and speak the Dutch language, and own a smartphone on which the application can be downloaded (available at Apple Store and Google Play Store).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary objective of the RELIEF-2 study is to investigate the effectiveness of the KLIK Pijnmonitor in reducing clinically significant pain in children at home by comparing the proportion of clinically significant pain between the intervention group and the control group. Thus, the primary outcome is the prevalence of clinically significant pain in children at home.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary objectives are as follows: - To study the effect of the KLIK Pijnmonitor on children’s pain severity, pain duration, pain management strategies, and interference of pain with daily life; - To study the effect of the KLIK Pijnmonitor on children’s health related quality of life (HRQoL); - To study the effect of the KLIK Pijnmonitor on parental emotional well-being; - To assess whether app use yields to less consultations with the hospital regarding pain; - And finally, to assess determinants of current implementation outcomes of the app (barriers and facilitators) and to explore strategies to improve future implementation.	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary objectives are as follows: - To study the effect of the KLIK Pijnmonitor on children’s pain severity, pain duration, pain management strategies, and interference of pain with daily life; - To study the effect of the KLIK Pijnmonitor on children’s health related quality of life (HRQoL); - To study the effect of the KLIK Pijnmonitor on parental emotional well-being; - To assess whether app use yields to less consultations with the hospital regarding pain; - And finally, to assess determinants of current implementation outcomes of the app (barriers and facilitators) and to explore strategies to improve future implementation.

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Contacts

Public ContactJulia Simon

Prinses Máxima Centrum voor Kinderoncologie

j.simon@prinsesmaximacentrum.nl+31 6 5000 66 89

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)