Effectiveness of an mHealth psychosocial intervention to prevent transition from acute to chronic postsurgical pain in adolescents
About the Study
Currently Recruiting: Participants
Study Timeline: This study is expected to conclude in June 2025.
Study Objectives
- Determine effectiveness of a pre-operative mHealth psychosocial intervention to improve acute pain outcomes in adolescents undergoing major musculoskeletal surgery
- Determine effectiveness of a post-operative mHealth psychosocial intervention to improve chronic pain outcomes at 3 months in adolescents undergoing major musculoskeletal surgery.
- Determine the combined effects of pre- and post-operative psychosocial intervention on chronic pain outcome
Participation Criteria
12-18 year old teens undergoing scheduled spinal fusion surgery (eligible indications: juvenile/adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, congenital scoliosis, spondylolisthesis or kyphosis)
Sponsor/Funding
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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- PI: Danny Benjamin, MD, PhD; Dr Jason Lang, M.D.
- PL: Eilene Pham