iCanCope With Pain: A Smartphone and Web Self-management Program for Adolescents and Young Adults With Chronic Pain

The Hospital for Sick Children

Status

Completed

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Treatments

Behavioral: iCanCope app and website

Behavioral: Attention control group

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02601755

1000047495

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic pain in adolescents and young adults (AYA, aged 15-25) is a common problem. Pain that is not treated properly can reduce quality of life. Programs to help AYA learn to live with and manage pain are very important. Our team is developing a smartphone application (app) and website for AYA with chronic pain. The app will help AYA to track pain, sleep, mood, activities, and exercise and help AYA set and achieve goals. The website will give information about pain and how to manage it independently. We will build the program and make sure it is easy to use and understand. We will also test if the program can be put into practice as planned and if AYA using the program feel less pain, have less limitations, and a better quality of life.

Enrollment

302 patients

Sex

All

Ages

15 to 25 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosed with chronic pain of at least 3 months duration according to medical chart
Able to speak and read English
Willing and able to complete online measures
Participants are active patients at pain clinic at one of the respective participating study sites
Have access to an Internet-connected computer according to self-report.

Exclusion criteria

Moderate to severe cognitive impairments, as assessed by reviewing medical chart and consultation with the patient's healthcare provider
Major co-morbid psychiatric (e.g. conversion disorder, depression, anxiety disorder) illness that may impact patient's ability to understand and use the iCanCope with Pain intervention via self-report, as determined by their health care provider
Patient from the department of haemology/oncology
Participated in the Phase 2B iCanCope usability study
Requires urgent CBT treatment as per their health care provider
Individuals who have received more than 4 CBT sessions for pain management in the past 6 months, as per their health-care provider and self-report