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iCanCope PostOp: Managing Pain After Surgery

This study is testing a smartphone app called "iCanCope PostOp" to help teenagers manage pain after surgery. The app is designed to improve your ability to manage your own pain and will provide advice and information about your surgery. We want to understand how well the app works and if it helps young people feel better after surgery. You might be able to join if you are 12 to 18 years old, have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis or pectus carinatum or pectus excavatum, speak and read English, own a compatible smartphone, and are scheduled for scoliosis or minimally invasive pectus repair surgery. The study will look at how many people join and stay in the study, how well the app is used, and if people find it helpful.

Study design
This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 60 participants. It is testing a behavioral intervention delivered through a smartphone application.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study will measure outcomes related to the app's use and satisfaction for 12 weeks.

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NCT05382962

iCanCope With Post-Operative Pain (iCanCope PostOp)

Recruiting
NAAges 12–18InterventionalHealth services
The Hospital for Sick Children
~60 participants
Updated 2025-07-09 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:iCanCope Post Op Application

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Participant Accrual and Dropout Rates
Measured over 12 weeks
+3 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Pain, Chronic
Pain, Chronic Post-Surgical

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 2 states
Massachusetts1
Ontario1

Study leadership

  • Jennifer Stinson, RN, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The Hospital for Sick Children

Who to contact

Jennifer Stinson, RN, PhD
[email protected]
416-813-7654 · ext. 304514
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What this trial measures

  • Participant Accrual and Dropout Rates12 weeks

    This will be centrally tracked by the clinical research project coordinator (CRPC).

  • Intervention fidelity12 weeks

    Any issues or difficulties encountered during implementation of the intervention, control strategy, or outcome measures will be tracked throughout the study by the CRPC.

  • Acceptability and Satisfaction12 weeks

    Participants in the intervention arm will complete the Acceptability e-scale (AES) post-intervention. In addition, a subset of participants from the intervention group will be offered to participate in a qualitative feedback interview to further explore acceptability and satisfaction of the intervention.

  • Engagement with Intervention12 weeks

    Google Analytics will track patterns of app and website usage.