Online Psychology Program for Chronic Pain After Surgery

Summary

This project will evaluate the feasibility of a new fully self-guided online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) program entitled Advancing Online Psychology Tools for the Transitional Pain Service (ADOPT-TPS), developed on an online health application platform called Manage My Pain (MMP). The ACT program is designed to teach mindfulness skills and provide psychoeducation about post-surgical pain. The feasibility of the self-guided online program will be compared to a pre-existing psychologist-guided workshop that delivers the same program. It is anticipated that the self-guided online ACT program will be deemed feasible by participants.

Conditions

• Post-surgical Pain
• Pain, Acute
• Pain, Chronic
• Post-Surgical Pain, Chronic

Interventions

DEVICE

Self-Guided Online ACT Program

Participants will be invited to access the ACT program on the Manage My Pain (MMP) app. Participants will follow the instructions in the app to complete the program in a self-paced manner. The program includes psychoeducational materials, guided mindfulness meditations, and self-reflection activities.

OTHER

Treatment As Usual

Participants will be invited to join a one-session ACT group workshop guided by a psychologist. The session will take place virtually using video call software. The psychologist will guide participants through the workshop agenda, which will include psychoeducational material, guided mindfulness meditations, and partaking in voluntary discussions with other group members.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario

  collaborator OTHER

• York University

  collaborator OTHER

• Toronto General Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• University Health Network, Toronto

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Maxwell Slepian, PhD, C Psych · Toronto General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

80 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-01-20

Primary Completion

2026-03-31

Completion

2026-03-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations