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Internet Intervention for Adolescents With Chronic Pain

NCT01316471 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 273

Last updated 2018-10-03

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a web-based (i.e., internet) behavioral program to reduce pain and improve functioning in children and adolescents with chronic pain. We hypothesize that children and adolescents in families that receive the web-based behavioral program will report reduced pain levels and improved daily functioning compared to children and their parents who receive online patient education.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Online Behavioral Intervention

The online behavioral intervention is travel-themed and participants visit 8 destinations (1 per week) designed to take 30 min each to complete. The destinations serve as an online analog for the weekly sessions used when delivering behavioral interventions face-to-face. The 8 child destinations include: 1) education about chronic pain, 2) recognizing stress and negative emotions, 3) relaxation and distraction skills, 4) school, 5) cognitive skills, 6) sleep hygiene and lifestyle, 7) staying active, and 8) relapse prevention. The eight parent destinations include: 1) education about chronic pain, 2) recognizing stress and negative emotions, 3) operant strategies I, 4) operant strategies II, 5) modeling, 6) sleep hygiene and lifestyle, 7) communication, and 8) relapse prevention.

OTHER

Education: Online Patient Education

The purpose of the online patient education group is to control for time, attention, and computer usage. Children and parents will be provided with access to a modified version of the study website that will provide links to information from publicly available educational websites about pediatric chronic pain management. Children and parents will log onto the web program weekly at the same interval as the Online Behavioral Intervention group. Children and parents will be asked to view 3 links each week and then report a few details pertaining to the content of what they viewed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tonya M. Palermo, Ph.D. · University of Washington Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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