Can your phone predict chronic pain? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT05754190

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Brown University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study uses a smartphone app called SOMA to track daily mood, pain, and activity in 800 people with acute or chronic pain over four months. The goal is to find patterns that predict whether acute pain becomes chronic, or if chronic pain flares up. A smaller group will also have an EEG session to look at brain activity. This is an observational study, not a treatment trial.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: SOMA pain manager smartphone application
What this could lead to: If successful, this could help identify early warning signs of chronic pain development or flare-ups, leading to better pain management strategies.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study using self-reported data, so results may not be generalizable. The app-based tracking may have low long-term engagement.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Acute Pain arthritic joint disease Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome diabetic neuropathy endometriosis Failed Back Surgery Syndrome fibromyalgia headache disorder injury interstitial cystitis irritable bowel syndrome migraine disorder Multiple Trauma neuralgia Neuralgia, Postherpetic Pain, Postoperative postherpetic neuralgia temporomandibular joint disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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ACUTE PAIN ARTHRITIS CHRONIC HEADACHE DISORDER CHRONIC LOW-BACK PAIN CHRONIC MIGRAINE CHRONIC PAIN CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROME CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN SYNDROME CHRONIC SHOULDER PAIN ENDOMETRIOSIS-RELATED PAIN FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME FIBROMYALGIA FIBROMYALGIA, PRIMARY FIBROMYALGIA, SECONDARY IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME NEUROPATHIC PAIN PAINFUL BLADDER SYNDROME PAINFUL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY POST HERPETIC NEURALGIA POST-OPERATIVE PAIN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS TRAUMA, MULTIPLE TRAUMA-RELATED WOUND

Can your phone predict chronic pain? new study investigates

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