The Norwegian "iCanCope With Pain" App
Condition: Pain
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Background: Research evidence shows that prevalence of pain in adolescents is increasing and
      is therefore recognized as a growing health problem. Psychological interventions delivered
      remotely through the internet may reduce intensity or severity of pain among children and
      adolescents with chronic pain. The iCanCope with Pain program is an existing web- and
      mobile-based self-management program, which is developed as a multi-center study funded by
      the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and is based on identified health care needs and
      current best practices for pain self-management.

      Objectives: The primary objectives are to describe the translation and cultural adaptation of
      the Norwegian version of the iCanCope with Pain mobile application and evaluate the effect in
      an upcoming randomized controlled trail with adolescents with chronic pain.

      Study sample: 16-19-year-old adolescents with self-declared persistent and/or chronic pain.
      Recruited from high schools in Southern Norway.

      Theoretical framework: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is explained by an integration of
      behavioral and cognitive theories of human behavior and psychopathology and is often the
      preferred treatment of choice for adolescents with different health disorders. The
      theoretical framework of CBT is integrated in the iCanCope with Pain app in terms of five
      components. The intervention group will receive the app with all five components: (I) symptom
      trackers for pain, sleep, mood, physical, and social function; (II) goal setting to improve
      pain and function; (III) coping toolbox of pain self-management strategies; (IV) social
      support; (V) age-appropriate pain education. The control group will receive the app with only
      the first self-registration component (I) symptom trackers for pain, sleep, mood, physical,
      and social function.

      Methods: Both qualitative and quantitative data will be gathered for evaluating the Norwegian
      version of the iCanCope with Pain app. Usability testing are assessed in both laboratory
      settings and in field using observation, interviews and questionnaires, which provide
      necessary information for an upcoming randomized controlled trail (RCT). Outcomes will in the
      RCT be measured at baseline (mid-April) and after an 8 weeks intervention (mid-June).

      The study is part of a PhD project.
    


Intervention name(s): iCanCope with Pain; iCanCope with Pain control
Intervention type(s): Behavioral; Behavioral
Intervention description(s): The participants are free to use the Norwegian iCanCope with Pain app as much as they want during the 8 week intervention period. The only support available is technical support.; The participants are free to use the Norwegian iCanCope with Pain control app as much as they want during the 8 week intervention period. The only support available is technical support.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: A single-centre, RCT study design with two arms, one control group (N=56) and one intervention group (N=56).
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Treatment