New app aims to help parents tackle Kids' cancer pain at home

NCT ID NCT06651190

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This pilot study tests a smartphone app called PainCaRe, designed to help parents of young children (ages 2-11) with cancer manage their child's pain at home. The app asks parents to report their child's pain daily and gives personalized, evidence-based pain relief tips. The study will enroll 40 parents to see if the app is easy to use and worth testing in a larger trial.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

PainCaRe mobile health app

What this could lead to

If successful, this app could give parents real-time, expert-backed advice to ease their child's cancer pain at home, improving comfort and quality of life.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early pilot study with only 40 participants. It focuses on feasibility, not yet on proving the app works. The app may not reduce pain significantly or may be hard for some families to use consistently.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

childhood malignant neoplasm neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G1X8, Canada

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