Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Develop an Adaptive Psychological Intervention for Young Adults With Chronic Pain

Seattle Children's Healthcare System

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06932432

K23AT012901 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to determine real-time contextual vulnerabilities associated with pain in young adults to inform ideal treatment targets for a just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI). The main question it aims to answer is:

-What contextual factors and vulnerabilities will predict momentary, next-day, and weekly pain severity? 50 young adults, ages 18-25 with a diagnosis of childhood-onset primary chronic pain, will complete 1) baseline questionnaires on REDCap to collect data on sociodemographics, medical history and treatment, psychological health (i.e., current mood symptoms and previous psychiatric conditions/treatment), and pain (e.g., duration, location) and 2) a 28-day EMA via mobile app to collect survey data on dynamic factors.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ages 18-25
• diagnosis of childhood-onset chronic pain who were seen for an initial evaluation at Seattle Children's Hospital outpatient specialty clinics.

Exclusion criteria

• not fluent in English
• does not have regular access to the internet and access to a smartphone device (to complete EMA questions)
• presence of chronic disease or serious medical illness (e.g., arthritis, cancer, diabetes)
• serious cognitive impairment or developmental disorder (e.g., autism, intellectual disability)