Use of a Mobile-based App for SCD Patients (SMART)

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pain; Sickle Cell Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01833702

Pro00037857

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will seek to enroll 100 sickle cell or thalassemia patients who are age 12 or older who have access to a smartphone or tablet with Internet access daily.

The study will evaluate patient-reported comfort level with using a mobile device to record their pain levels, as well as adherence to recording these levels daily.

The study will track patients' assessment of their pain, actions taken, and outcomes related to pain management and provider involvement.

This study will attempt to collect information about differences in the use of two traditional pain assessment modes (verbal scale and paper) versus the use of a pain assessment tool on a mobile device in the form of a smartphone, tablet, or iPad with an Android or iOS operating system.

Full description

The study will evaluate patient-reported comfort level with using a mobile device to record their pain levels, as well as adherence to recording these levels daily. The study will track patients' assessment of their pain, actions taken, and outcomes related to pain management and provider involvement. This study will attempt to collect information about differences in the use of two traditional pain assessment modes (verbal scale and paper) versus the use of a pain assessment tool on a mobile device in the form of a smartphone, tablet, or iPad with an Android or iOS operating system. The study will seek to enroll 100 sickle cell or thalassemia patients who are age 12 or older who have access to a smartphone or tablet with Internet access daily. Patients enrolled in this study will be ask to use a mobile device such as a smartphone or a tablet with Android or iOS operating system to record daily pain level and related information once daily or more frequently for a period of forty-two days. A 1:1 randomization assignment will be made to have patients receive automated "canned" provider feedback or not.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• SCD, thalassemia, or history of experiencing pain

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

21 participants in 2 patient groups

Automated response

Description:

Canned responses are provided at the end of daily entries

No automated feedback

Description:

Canned responses are not provided at the end of daily entries