The Use of a Digital Application for Reporting Pain and Pain Management in Home Hospice
NCT ID: NCT04869085
Last Updated: 2024-05-01
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
124 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-04-21
2024-01-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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e-PainSupport Condition
e-PainSupport is a self-administered, digital pain application. Over the course of the two weeks, caregivers and patients will record the severity of patient's pain and how much pain medicine they use to control patient's pain in the e-PainSupport application.
e-PainSupport
Patients and caregivers assigned to the e-PainSupport condition will download the app on their own device, or they will be given a project tablet with wireless capability if they do not have their own device. All receive specific training for the intervention. They will also receive a hardcopy of the e-PainSupport manual and a trouble-shooting guide. Contact information will be provided in the app and on paper for technical problems. Caregivers complete Education Module, and patients may complete it. Caregiver or patient will fill out Pain Report daily. Pain Summary for Nurses is an automatically generated graphic summary of patients' Pain Reports over time. Nurses have access to this information during the time the patients and caregivers use e-PainSupport.
Standard Care Condition
Patients and caregivers will be given a paper copy of the same list of resources for pain management included in the Education Module of the e-PainSupport condition at baseline.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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e-PainSupport
Patients and caregivers assigned to the e-PainSupport condition will download the app on their own device, or they will be given a project tablet with wireless capability if they do not have their own device. All receive specific training for the intervention. They will also receive a hardcopy of the e-PainSupport manual and a trouble-shooting guide. Contact information will be provided in the app and on paper for technical problems. Caregivers complete Education Module, and patients may complete it. Caregiver or patient will fill out Pain Report daily. Pain Summary for Nurses is an automatically generated graphic summary of patients' Pain Reports over time. Nurses have access to this information during the time the patients and caregivers use e-PainSupport.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* receives analgesics for pain
* speaks and reads English
* age 18 or older
* has a primary informal caregiver who is available for the 2 weeks of the study
* expected survival of at least 2 weeks
* can verbalize pain.
* speaks and reads English
* age 18 or older
* cares for an enrolled patient
* available for the 2 weeks of the study.
* registered nurse (RN)
* provides direct care to patients
* has not had a prior patient enrolled in the study
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
NIH
Rush University Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Masako Mayahara
Associate Professor and Associate Chairperson
Principal Investigators
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Masako Mayahara, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Rush University Medical Center
Locations
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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310245
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
310244
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
310243
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
19111205-IRB01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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