New app aims to ease cancer pain at home
NCT ID NCT06117709
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a smartphone app called I-STAMP that helps people with advanced cancer keep track of their pain and medications. About 73 participants will use the app and rate how easy it is to use and how helpful it is. The goal is to see if the app can make managing cancer pain simpler and more effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 73 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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21 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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Inclusion Criteria for Participants (Activities 1a, 2a, 3a): * Age ≥ 21 years * Current or previous diagnosis of advanced cancer * Current or previous experience with cancer pain Exclusion Criteria for Participants (Activities 1a, 2a, 3a): * Inability to understand, speak, or read English * Any condition that would impede the patient's ability to complete study procedures such as visual impairment or significant cognitive impairment as determined by the participant's treating provider.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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