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iCanCope With Post-Operative Pain (iCanCope PostOp)
Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
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.
Official title: iCanCope With Post-Operative Pain (iCanCope PostOp): Development of a Smartphone-based Pain Self-management Program for Adolescents Following Surgery
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 18 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2021-09-28
Completion Date
2026-01-28
Last Updated
2025-07-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
iCanCope 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.
Locations (2)
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada