The Pain Squad+ Smartphone App To Support Real-Time Pain Management for Adolescents With Cancer
Therapy-Associated CancerPain negatively affects the quality of life of adolescents with cancer (AWC). It can also represent a high cost to the healthcare system and families. In response, our team has built a smartphone-based app, called Pain Squad+, which can give AWC real-time advice to manage their pain. The app uses pain diaries and personalized pain advice plus support from a registered nurse to give real-time pain management in all settings. This study will look at the impact of Pain Squad+, with or without the nurse support, on AWC health quality and healthcare costs over time.
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Participation Requirements
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Sex:
ALL -
Eligible Ages:
12 to 18
Participation Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* aged 12-18 years,
* are able to speak and read English,
* are diagnosed with cancer (all disease types),
* are on active therapy,
* have an average self-reported pain score of ≥3/10 measured using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS) over the preceding week, and
* have an English-speaking and reading caregiver who is willing and able to complete outcome measures related to healthcare encounters
Exclusion Criteria:
* with significant cognitive impairments or co-morbid illnesses (as determined by their medical team) that would limit interaction with Pain Squad+ or outcome measure assessment,
* who are currently participating in other pain management studies, and
* who are not expected to survive past 16 weeks as determined by their oncologist
Study Location
BC Children's Hospital
BC Children's HospitalVancouver, British Columbia
Canada
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Children's Hospital of Eastern OntarioOttawa, Ontario
Canada
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Stollery Children's Hospital
Stollery Children's HospitalEdmonton, Alberta
Canada
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Children's Hospital London Health Sciences
Children's Hospital London Health SciencesLondon, Ontario
Canada
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IWK Health Centre
IWK Health CentreHalifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
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Hospital for Sick Children
Hospital for Sick ChildrenToronto, Ontario
Canada
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Alberta Children's Hospital
Alberta Children's HospitalCalgary, Alberta
Canada
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McMaster Children's Hospital
McMaster Children's HospitalHamilton, Ontario
Canada
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Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal Children's HospitalMontréal, Quebec
Canada
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- Study Sponsored By
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Participants Required
- More Information
- Study ID:
NCT03632343