Can a smartphone app ease chronic pain? new study tests digital therapy
NCT ID NCT06000007
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a mobile app designed to help people with chronic pain better manage their symptoms and reduce how much pain interferes with daily life. The app uses proven therapy techniques like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, plus tools to track activities and mood. 108 adults with chronic pain used the app or received usual care, and researchers measured changes in pain interference and mental health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 2Morrow Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (mobile app)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could offer a convenient, non-drug way to help people with chronic pain feel better day-to-day and reduce pain's impact on their lives.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small feasibility study (108 people) to test if the app works and is usable. Larger trials are needed to know if it truly helps, and results may not apply to everyone with chronic pain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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108 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * \>=18 years old * at least one ICD pain related diagnosis noted in the electronic health record (EHR) * at least 2 visits in a primary care clinic with at least one in the last 12 months * willing to use a mobile app in English * T-score for the PROMIS brief pain inventory of \>= 55 * access to a smartphone * willing to download and use a mobile app daily Exclusion Criteria: * current cancer related diagnosis (to exclude cancer related chronic pain) * plans for surgery in next 3 months * pregnant * currently receiving hospice care
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Washington Primary Care
Seattle, Washington, 98116, United States
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