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DockTales for Chronic Pain

ConditionsChronic PainChronic Pain Syndrome
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-88
SponsorUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age ( 18-88 years old)

English speaker (written and spoken)

Chronic pain for at least 3 months

Smartphone/text messaging capability

Disqualifiers

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

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

  • DockTales

    Behavioral

    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.

  • REDCap monitoring

    Other intervention

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

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: DockTales firstOther 2 interventions
Group B: REDCap firstOther 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Enrollment rate

Enrollment rate: the proportion (%) of recruited participants who enrolled in the study.

Time frame
At the enrollment
2

Retention rate

Retention rate: the proportion (%) of enrolled participants who finished the study

Time frame
End of Week 4
3

Module completion rate

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.

Time frame
End of Week 4
4

Daily survey completion rate

Module rate: the proportion (%) of completed daily surveys sent through DockTales and REDCap-based surveys.

Time frame
End of Week 4

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Maryland, Baltimore

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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