RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05382962

iCanCope With Post-Operative Pain (iCanCope PostOp)

iCanCope With Post-Operative Pain (iCanCope PostOp): Development of a Smartphone-based Pain Self-management Program for Adolescents Following Surgery

Sponsor

The Hospital for Sick Children

Enrollment

60 participants

Start Date

Sep 28, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Post-Surgical

Summary

There are few applications available in the community to help teenagers manage pain after surgery. The focus of this study is to better understand the pain experience of children after having surgery and to design a Smartphone app called "iCanCope with Post-Operative Pain" (iCanCope PostOp), to help children and parents to better manage pain at home after surgery. The app will help keep track of pain, provide information about the teenager's surgery and provides "in-the-moment" advice wherever and whenever the patient needs it.

Eligibility

Min Age: 12 YearsMax Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

aged 12 to 18 years;
own a smartphone compatible with the iCanCope app (iOS or Android);
diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis or pectus carinatum or pectus excavatum;
are able to speak and read English; and
scheduled to undergo scoliosis or minimally invasive pectus repair surgery.

Exclusion Criteria3

significant cognitive impairment or other co-existing medical condition that could limit the ability to use the iCanCope app, as identified by their health care provider;
participated in a previous study of iCanCope PostOp;
a diagnosed chronic pain condition not related to the surgical condition; or

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALiCanCope Post Op Application

The iCanCope program is designed to enhance pain self-management and self-efficacy, defined as perception of one's ability to successfully produce a desired effect in a task or behavior affecting their life. The intervention will be delivered on the iOS or Android smartphone platform depending on the participant's device. Usage of app features will be centrally tracked by the research team using Analytics Platform to Evaluate Effective Engagement (APEEE), developed at the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation. Participants will receive alerts through iCanCope to complete a pain diary check-in once per week preoperatively, twice per day over the initial 2-week postoperative period, and once per day for the subsequent 2-week period.