Pain Management in Cancer Patients Using a Mobile Application

NCT02069743 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2022-06-27

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Summary

The investigators have developed a mobile application (for use on smart phones) to help cancer patients better manage cancer pain. This study is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of this mobile-based intervention. The investigators' hypothesis is that subjects randomized to the intervention group will have a reduction in pain and pain-related hospitalizations.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

ePAL Mobile Application

A mobile application designed to help cancer patients better self-manage cancer pain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • McKesson Foundation

    collaborator OTHER
  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kamal Jethwani, MD, MPH · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2018-08-31
Completion
2020-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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