App aims to ease chronic pain in underserved communities
NCT ID NCT06688864
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app can help Black and LGBTQ+ adults with long-term chronic pain manage their symptoms and improve daily life. Participants will use the app for pain self-management and report changes in pain interference and confidence. The goal is to see if this digital tool is practical and helpful for these communities.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Identify as Black and/or LGBTQ+ * Reside in USA * Chronic pain diagnosis for at least 3 months. * Experience chronic pain that makes it harder to do their day-to-day activities * Have daily access to a smart mobile device (smartphone or table) and are willing to use the EPIO app. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to use the digital app for the study * Do not have daily access to a smart mobile device (smartphone or tablet) * Self-report cancer related pain, or severe untreated psychological illness (e.g., psychosis); and/or do not fit into one of the demographic categories listed in #1-3 for inclusion criteria.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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