ArticlePilot and feasibility studies2022
App-based intervention among adolescents with persistent pain: a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial.
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Cultural Adaptation and Evaluation of the "iCanCope With Pain" App Among Norwegian Adolescents Living With Pain
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mobile applications in adolescent psychotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Text Messaging on the Postoperative Pain Experience in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Creating a Framework for Minimizing Opioid Consumption after Office Based Surgery.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Patients' Experiences of Digital Health Interventions for the Self-Management of Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Acceptability of a Pain History Assessment and Education Chatbot (Dolores) Across Age Groups in Populations With Chronic Pain: Development and Pilot Testing.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- "Students Moving Together", Tailored Exercise for Students Facing Mental Health Challenges-A Pilot Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPersistent pain in adolescence adversely affects everyday life and is an important public health problem. The primary aim was to determine the feasibility of an 8-week app-based self-management intervention to reduce pain and improve health-related quality of life in a community-based population of adolescents with persistent pain. A secondary aim was to explore differences in health outcomes between the intervention and control groups.
methodsA sample of 73 adolescents aged 16-19 years with persistent pain from a community-based population were randomized into 2 groups. The intervention group received the Norwegian culturally adapted version of the iCanCope with Pain
resultsDemographic and baseline outcome variables did not differ between the 2 groups. No differences were found between the participants completing the study and those who withdrew. Twenty-eight adolescents completed the intervention as planned (62% attrition). Both groups had a low level of app engagement. Intention-to-treat analysis (n = 19 + 14) showed no significant differences in outcomes between groups. However, the large effect size (Cohen's d = .9) for depression suggested a lower depression score in the intervention group.
conclusionsHigh treatment attrition and low engagement indicate the need for changes in trial design in a full-scale randomized controlled trial to improve participant retention.
trial registrationThe iCanCope with Pain Norway trial was retrospectively registered in Clinical Trials.gov (ID: NCT03551977 ). Registered 6 June 2018.
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