Online Health Assessment to Support Comprehensive Care

Summary

This investigation develops an online, patient self-assessment system, called "CarePrep" to support the care and clinical research of patients with chronic pancreatic disease and chronic pancreatic pain. This web-based assessment presents patients with questions that address medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and quality-of-life issues that are relevant to pancreatic disease. Patients will be given the opportunity to enter and track their symptoms over the Internet from home or clinic. The system is also designed to gather clues to identify neuropathic pain, which occurs when the nervous system fails to properly regulate pain signals. Any of these factors can contribute to chronic pain and may point the way to more effective treatment. The broad objective of this study is to extend CarePrep to cover a full range of topics that are relevant to chronic pancreatic disease. The study team will refine this content based on the system's accuracy in real clinical settings and direct efforts to maximize its feasibility.

Conditions

• Chronic Pancreatitis

Interventions

DEVICE

CarePrep Online Health Assessment

Patients can utilize a web-based self-assessment system to answer questions that address medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and quality-of-life issues that are relevant to pancreatic disease. Patients can enter and track their symptoms over the Internet from home or clinic. The system is also designed to gather clues to identify neuropathic pain, which occurs when the nervous system fails to properly regulate pain signals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  collaborator NIH

• University of California, Los Angeles

  collaborator OTHER

• Northwestern University

  collaborator OTHER

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

  collaborator OTHER

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Simon K Lo, M.D. · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

• Stephen J Pandol, M.D. · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-05-31

Primary Completion

2016-05-31

Completion

2016-05-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations