New app aims to ease cancer Survivors' pain without pills
NCT ID NCT07332377
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is testing a mobile health app designed to help cancer survivors manage pain and other symptoms after treatment. Twenty-five survivors who have finished cancer treatment but still have pain will use the app for one week, receiving helpful messages and completing daily diaries. The main goal is to see if the app is easy to use and acceptable, with a secondary look at whether it improves pain self-management and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile health app with educational messages and daily diaries
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could provide a simple, accessible tool for cancer survivors to better manage pain and symptoms on their own.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 25 participants and no control group. The app may not prove effective in larger trials.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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: * In a post-treatment stage with no evidence of disease (complete remission) * Diagnosed with cancer in the past three years * Experiencing cancer/treatment-related pain * ≥ 18 years of age at the time of first diagnosis * Cognitively able to actively participate in an online-based study * Able to read, write, and understand English Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who currently use any medication for psychiatric reasons (including stimulants, and mood stabilizers) * Patients with major psychotic disorders (bipolar disorder or schizophrenia) and/or substance use disorders. * Those who are currently pregnant or plan to become pregnant in the next three months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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