Evaluating the Manage My Pain App in Pain Clinics

Brief summary (from the registry)

Chronic Pain is one of the most common reasons adults seek medical care, and has been linked to restrictions in mobility and daily activities, dependence on opioids, anxiety and depression, and poor perceived health or reduced quality of life. Chronic Pain Clinics are an effective solution, however, the resources available and investments have fallen behind the growing needs of patients. Local waitlists have thousands of patients with wait times between 1 to 3 years, with many receiving little to no specialized support while waiting. Tools and technology that can help patients and healthcare providers understand and manage the patients' pain are needed for the effectiveness of the healthcare system. In response to this problem, the Manage My Pain (MMP) App, which allows patients to log daily reflections of functionality, pain, and medication use; as well as, provide educational resources is a potential support for patients on the waitlist. This log is intended to support the patient understanding and management of their pain, and share their reports with their circle of care. This study will assess the impact of MMP on waitlist patients' health outcomes compared to a control group of waitlist patients over 60 days.

Study details

Official title

Evaluating the Manage My Pain App in Pain Clinics

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

• Other: Manage My Pain App

Sponsor

University of Alberta

Collaborators

Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization; Alberta Health services

Start date

2023-07-10

Primary completion

2023-12-31

Sex

All

Age range

from 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

true

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Countries

Canada

Total sites listed

1

Eligibility criteria

Canadian sites (1)