Effectiveness of a Digital Treatment for Adolescents with Chronic Pain (DigiDOL-Ad)

University Rovira i Virgili

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Self-administered psychosocial intervention delivered via smartphone.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06765200

PID2022-142071OB-I00

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 195 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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195 participants in 1 patient group

Digital treatment

Experimental group

Description:

The treatment includes a smartphone-based psychosocial program designed to improve the quality of life of adolescents with chronic pain.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Self-administered psychosocial intervention delivered via smartphone.