Power Over Pain Portal: A Stepped-care Virtual Solution to Deliver Early Intervention to Canadian Youth With Chronic Pain

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting one of the greatest threats to youth mental health seen in generations. Pain is one of the most common symptoms of extreme stress in youth. In 2020, the investigators created an online stepped-care program called the Power over Pain Portal. Stepped care is a promising way to improve access to CP care. Stepped care tailors care based on a person's symptom severity. Like a ladder, a person must start with one type of care then step up or step down to more or less intense care depending on need. The investigators also summarized all online pain management programs for youth to find the best resources to embed into the Portal. The investigators will pilot-test the Portal with youth to ensure it can be implemented effectively and will be clinically beneficial. The investigators will recruit 100 youth with CP to use the Portal for 2 months and see how they interact with the features and if it helps to improve their pain and mental health. The investigators will include a mixture of youth who represent different ages, sexes, genders, sexual orientations, races, dwellings, and school/employment status.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 12
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Experience chronic pain

• Speak and read English

• Access to Internet / Smartphone (or will be loaned study phone with data plan)

• Intend to use the portal for 2 months

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
The Hospital for Sick Children
RECRUITING
Toronto
Contact Information
Primary
Jennifer N Stinson, RN, PhD
jennifer.stinson@sickkids.ca
416-813-7654
Backup
Chitra Lalloo, PhD
chitra.lalloo@sickkids.ca
416-813-7654
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-10-31
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-09-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Leads: The Hospital for Sick Children

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov