Actively Recruiting
Power Over Pain Portal: A Stepped-care Virtual Solution to Deliver Early Intervention to Canadian Youth With Chronic Pain
Led by The Hospital for Sick Children · Updated on 2025-07-02
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
152 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Lead Sponsor
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting one of the greatest threats to youth mental health seen in generations. Pain is one of the most common symptoms of extreme stress in youth. In 2020, the investigators created an online "stepped-care" program called the Power over Pain Portal. Stepped care is a promising way to improve access to CP care. Stepped care tailors care based on a person's symptom severity. Like a ladder, a person must start with one type of care then "step up" or "step down" to more or less intense care depending on need. The investigators also summarized all online pain management programs for youth to find the best resources to embed into the Portal. The investigators will pilot-test the Portal with youth to ensure it can be implemented effectively and will be clinically beneficial. The investigators will recruit 100 youth with CP to use the Portal for 2 months and see how they interact with the features and if it helps to improve their pain and mental health. The investigators will include a mixture of youth who represent different ages, sexes, genders, sexual orientations, races, dwellings, and school/employment status.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Power Over Pain Portal: A Stepped-care Virtual Solution to Deliver Early Intervention to Canadian Youth With Chronic Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Experience chronic pain
- Speak and read English
- Have access to Internet or a smartphone (or will be loaned a study phone with data plan)
- Intend to use the portal for 2 months
- Be between 12 and 18 years old
You will not qualify if you...
- Receiving tertiary care or on waitlists for tertiary care pediatric chronic pain programs
- Have moderate to severe cognitive impairment affecting ability to use the portal or complete outcomes
- Have untreated major psychiatric illness (e.g., anorexia, psychosis) or active suicidality at screening
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jennifer N Stinson, RN, PhD
CONTACT
C
Chitra Lalloo, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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