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DockTales for Chronic Pain

2 september 2026 uppdaterad av: University of Maryland, Baltimore

Evaluating Feasibility and Acceptability of DockTales for Chronic Pain

This study will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of DockTales, a mobile health tool designed for adults with chronic pain. DockTales supports pain and sleep tracking through brief diaries, body-map pain reporting, reflective journaling, visual summaries, and optional AI-supported interaction. The study will be conducted completely remotely. Participants will complete 2 weeks of DockTales use and 2 weeks of REDCap-based daily monitoring, with the order randomized. The main goal is to determine whether DockTales is usable, acceptable, engaging, and practical for adults with chronic pain compared with standard REDCap monitoring.

Studieöversikt

Status

Har inte rekryterat ännu

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljerad beskrivning

This is a fully remote, randomized crossover pilot clinical trial designed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of DockTales among adults with chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting for more than 3 months. A total of up to 60 participants will be enrolled.

Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to one of two study sequences. Participants assigned to Sequence 1 will complete 2 weeks of DockTales use followed by 2 weeks of REDCap-based daily monitoring. Participants assigned to Sequence 2 will complete 2 weeks of REDCap-based daily monitoring followed by 2 weeks of DockTales use. All participants will complete both study conditions.

Participants will complete questionnaires at baseline, after the first 2-week period, and after the second 2-week period. These assessments will evaluate feasibility, acceptability, usability, burden, engagement, technical issues, participant preference, and exploratory pain and sleep-related outcomes. Some participants may also complete an optional remote semi-structured interview after finishing both study conditions.

The primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability. Feasibility will be assessed through recruitment, retention, adherence, completion of DockTales use, completion of REDCap monitoring, missing data, and technical issues. Acceptability will be assessed through satisfaction, engagement, perceived usefulness, ease of use, burden, willingness to use DockTales again, and preference between DockTales and REDCap monitoring.

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

60

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studiekontakt

Studieorter

  • Förenta staterna
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, Förenta staterna, 21201
        • University of Maryland Baltimore School of Nursing
        • Huvudutredare:
          • Yang Wang, PhD
        • Kontakt:
        • Kontakt:

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

  • Vuxen
  • Äldre vuxen

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ( 18-88 years old)
  • English speaker (written and spoken)
  • Chronic pain for at least 3 months
  • Smartphone/text messaging capability

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any personal history of mania, schizophrenia, or other psychoses
  • Severe psychiatric condition (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, autism) leading to hospitalization within the last 3 years.
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Impaired or uncorrected hearing

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Behandling
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Crossover tilldelning
  • Maskning: Enda

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Övrig: DockTales first
This is a crossover-designed study with one arm of chronic pain participants. All participants will complete both active (DockTales) and control (REDCap) interventions in a randomized sequence. The first arm will complete 2 weeks of DockTales first, and 2 weeks of REDCap monitoring
Beteende: DockTales

DockTales includes several core features:

  1. Brief diary entries
  2. Body-map pain reporting/feedback
  3. Reflective journaling
  4. Optional AI-supported interaction The AI-supported feature is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, mental health care, or emergency support.

The focus of the DockTales intervention is to support self-monitoring, reflection, engagement, and user experience among adults with chronic pain.

Övrig: REDCap monitoring
REDCap will be used to monitor daily symptoms and diaries from people with chronic pain.
Övrig: REDCap first
This is a crossover-designed study. Participants in this arm will start with 2 weeks of REDCap monitoring, followed by 2 weeks of DockTales use
Beteende: DockTales

DockTales includes several core features:

  1. Brief diary entries
  2. Body-map pain reporting/feedback
  3. Reflective journaling
  4. Optional AI-supported interaction The AI-supported feature is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, mental health care, or emergency support.

The focus of the DockTales intervention is to support self-monitoring, reflection, engagement, and user experience among adults with chronic pain.

Övrig: REDCap monitoring
REDCap will be used to monitor daily symptoms and diaries from people with chronic pain.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Enrollment rate
Tidsram: At the enrollment
Enrollment rate: the proportion (%) of recruited participants who enrolled in the study.
At the enrollment
Retention rate
Tidsram: End of Week 4
Retention rate: the proportion (%) of enrolled participants who finished the study
End of Week 4
Module completion rate
Tidsram: End of Week 4
Module rate: the proportion (%) of completed modules in the DockTales app. The DockTales app contains 1) daily monitoring module; 2) navigation map module; 3) AI avatar companion module; and 4) daily dairy module.
End of Week 4
Daily survey completion rate
Tidsram: End of Week 4
Module rate: the proportion (%) of completed daily surveys sent through DockTales and REDCap-based surveys.
End of Week 4
Levels of satisfaction
Tidsram: End of Week 2 and Week 4
Levels of satisfaction are assessed using a visual analogue scale ranging from 0 = not satisfied at all to 100 = extremely satisfied.
End of Week 2 and Week 4
Levels of enjoyment
Tidsram: End of Week 2 and Week 4
Levels of enjoyment are assessed using a visual analogue scale ranging from 0 = not enjoyed at all to 100 = extremely enjoyed.
End of Week 2 and Week 4
Levels of engagement
Tidsram: End of Week 2 and Week 4
Levels of engagement are assessed using a visual analogue scale ranging from 0 = not engaged at all to 100 = extremely engaged.
End of Week 2 and Week 4

Samarbetspartners och utredare

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Sponsor

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Beräknad)

17 juli 2027

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

17 juli 2028

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

24 oktober 2029

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

15 juni 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

25 juni 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

2 juli 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

3 september 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

2 september 2026

Senast verifierad

1 september 2026

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • HP-00119506

Plan för individuella deltagardata (IPD)

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OBESLUTSAM

IPD-planbeskrivning

The study team has not yet determined whether individual participant data will be shared. This pilot study will collect sensitive health-related data and DockTales free-text interaction data, which may inadvertently include identifiable information. Any future sharing would be limited to de-identified data, would exclude direct identifiers and raw free-text data unless appropriately redacted, and would occur only after IRB approval and in accordance with institutional policies.

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