New app Co-Designed with teens aims to ease chronic pain

NCT ID NCT05917626

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is testing a smartphone app called Digital SPA, designed with input from teens, to help adolescents aged 12–17 manage chronic pain. The app uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to reduce pain interference and emergency room visits. About 195 teens and their parents will try the app and report their experiences through questionnaires and interviews.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Digital SPA smartphone app based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

What this could lead to

If it works, this app could give teens a practical, accessible way to manage chronic pain at home and reduce long-term disability.

What could go wrong

This is an early-stage study with only 195 participants, and the app content is still being developed. Results may not apply to all types of chronic pain or settings.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía

    RECRUITING

    Cartagena, Murcia, 30202, Spain

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  • Hospital Materno Infantil Torrecardenas

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    Almería, Almería, 04009, Spain

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  • Hospital Materno Infantil Virgen de las Nieves

    RECRUITING

    Granada, Granada, 18014, Spain

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  • Hospital Materno Infantil del Hospital Regional Universitario

    RECRUITING

    Málaga, Málaga, 29006, Spain

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  • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08950, Spain

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  • Hospital infantil del Hospital Universitario La Paz

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Madrid, 28046, Spain

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