Implementation and preliminary effectiveness of a real‐time pain management smartphone app for adolescents with cancer: A multicenter pilot clinical study

Abstract

Implementation of Pain Squad+ is feasible and the app appears to improve pain-related outcomes for adolescents with cancer. A multicenter RCT will be undertaken to examine app effectiveness.

Evaluation of mobile phone applications to support medication adherence and symptom management in oncology patients

“…The following apps, described in the literature, were not available in either app store: Chemotherapy Assistant (CORA), Pain Squad+, Onco‐TreC, Eating After Transplant (EAT! ), Mobile Oncology Symptom Tracker (mOST), and CareZone Cancer .…”

Using the MEDiPORT humanoid robot to reduce procedural pain and distress in children with cancer: A pilot randomized controlled trial

“…independently organized qualitative acceptability data from the free‐text questions on the questionnaire into themes that reflected participants’ likes and dislikes with the study. Criteria for feasibility were based on studies previously conducted by our group and were applied to both study arms. These criteria were accrual rate of >70%, retention rate of >90%, technical difficulties reported on <10% of needle insertions, <5% missed items on outcome measures, and average ratings of ≥75% of total possible item score on all acceptability questionnaire items (except the negative impact on clinical work flow item where the criterion was an average score ≤ 25%), as well as predominantly positive qualitative reviews of the robot and study.…”

Technologies used to Minimize Oncological Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Literature Review

“…The guidance and training of parents [11], children and adolescents regarding the use of technologies [11,12] is another important aspect, since cancer pain must be treated with all available resources.…”

“…However, its use was recommended for improving well-being and quality of life [15]. The use of the application was tested by adolescents, resulting in an improvement in pain management [12]. Aiming at the control of cancer pain, these technologies appear as important strategies to promote pain control and pain relief.…”