iCanCope With Post-Operative Pain (iCanCope PostOp)

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pain, Chronic, Pain, Chronic Post-Surgical

In brief

There are few applications available in the community to help teenagers manage pain after surgery. The focus of this study is to better understand the pain experience of children after having surgery and to design a Smartphone app called "iCanCope with Post-Operative Pain" (iCanCope PostOp), to help children and parents to better manage pain at home after surgery. The app will help keep track of pain, provide information about the teenager's surgery and provides "in-the-moment" advice wherever and whenever the patient needs it.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05382962

Run by

The Hospital for Sick Children

People needed

60

Starts

2021-09-28

Expected to finish

2026-01-28

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-09

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• aged 12 to 18 years;
• own a smartphone compatible with the iCanCope app (iOS or Android);
• diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis or pectus carinatum or pectus excavatum;
• are able to speak and read English; and
• scheduled to undergo scoliosis or minimally invasive pectus repair surgery.

You may not qualify if…

• significant cognitive impairment or other co-existing medical condition that could limit the ability to use the iCanCope app, as identified by their health care provider;
• participated in a previous study of iCanCope PostOp;
• a diagnosed chronic pain condition not related to the surgical condition; or

Where it is running

• Hospital for Sick Children — Toronto, Ontario, Canada (enrolling)
• Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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