NCT06651190Not yet recruiting
Pain Caregiver Resource (PainCaRe)
Building mHealth Parent Capacity to Manage Pain in Young Children With Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Pain is a problem for children with cancer, especially when they are outside of the hospital setting. Younger children with cancer are particularly vulnerable to undermanaged pain because of their inability to self-report pain and their reliance on parents for treatment. One method to help these children to get the best care possible is through the use of smartphone-based mHealth solutions. Smartphone apps can provide treatment advice to patients experiencing pain in real-time and in any environment. This research will use a phased and user-centered approach with family caregivers to co-design and co-evaluate the new cancer Pain Caregiver Resource (PainCaRe) app to achieve the following aims: (1) high-fidelity software development and usability refinement; (2) evaluation of trial feasibility and preliminary effectiveness in a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT); and (3) systematic analysis of caregiver app usage patterns to refine PainCaRe for optimal engagement prior to a future RCT.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Oct 2024
- Start date
- Apr 2026
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Diseases
- Childhood cancers
- NCT number
- NCT06651190
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 40
- From Apr 2026 to the primary completion date, Dec 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Criteria the registry did not label
- Be the primary caregiver, or person assuming the majority of care activities, for a child aged 2-11 years undergoing cancer treatment and experiencing above mild pain (≥3/10) in the week preceding study enrolment (pain measured by self or caregiver proxy using a validated numerical 11-point rating scale).
- Be able to speak and read English.
Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hospital for Sick Children Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toronto | Canada | Unknown status |
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