Development, implementation and evaluation of a digital treatment for adolescents with chronic pain: a protocol for a multi-phase study
Chronic pain in adolescents is an increasing public health concern with a significant physical, psychological, and social impact. This study aims to develop, implement, and evaluate DigiDOL-Ad, a digital psychosocial treatment for adolescents with chronic pain, supplemented by dedicated websites for...
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| author | Jordi Miró Jordi Miró Ariadna Sampietro Ariadna Sampietro Sonia Monterde Sonia Monterde Sonia Monterde Pablo Ingelmo Pablo Ingelmo Pablo Ingelmo Rikard K. Wicksell Rikard K. Wicksell Carme Nolla Carme Nolla Carme Nolla Mercedes Alonso Juan José Lázaro Ernesto Martínez Paloma Rubio Armando Sánchez Vanessa Sánchez Alvaro Vázquez Rocío de la Vega Rocío de la Vega Francisco Reinoso-Barbero |
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| description | Chronic pain in adolescents is an increasing public health concern with a significant physical, psychological, and social impact. This study aims to develop, implement, and evaluate DigiDOL-Ad, a digital psychosocial treatment for adolescents with chronic pain, supplemented by dedicated websites for their parents and teachers. This multicenter study will be conducted in four phases: (1) Development of the intervention framework and foundational planning; (2) Focus groups with adolescents with chronic pain, their parents, teachers, healthcare professionals and health authorities to identify specific needs and tailor the psychosocial treatment and related components; (3) Iterative usability testing of the digital treatment, using an a hermeneutical circle methodology to refine the design based on participant feedback; and (4) Evaluation of DigiDOL-Ad through a pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up assessment. DigiDOL-Ad has the potential to improve the quality of life for adolescents with chronic pain. By leveraging digital health technologies, this innovative approach could establish a new benchmark for treating adolescents with chronic pain, emphasizing interdisciplinary and stakeholder-driven care.Clinical Trial Registrationclinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT06765200. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-935acb0a395f47e69f58a0b8e0d695202025-08-20T02:31:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Digital Health2673-253X2025-06-01710.3389/fdgth.2025.15557331555733Development, implementation and evaluation of a digital treatment for adolescents with chronic pain: a protocol for a multi-phase studyJordi Miró0Jordi Miró1Ariadna Sampietro2Ariadna Sampietro3Sonia Monterde4Sonia Monterde5Sonia Monterde6Pablo Ingelmo7Pablo Ingelmo8Pablo Ingelmo9Rikard K. Wicksell10Rikard K. Wicksell11Carme Nolla12Carme Nolla13Carme Nolla14Mercedes Alonso15Juan José Lázaro16Ernesto Martínez17Paloma Rubio18Armando Sánchez19Vanessa Sánchez20Alvaro Vázquez21Rocío de la Vega22Rocío de la Vega23Francisco Reinoso-Barbero24Unit for the Study and Treatment of Pain—ALGOS, Research Center for Behavior Assessment (CRAMC), Department of Psychology, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, SpainUnit for the Study and Treatment of Pain—ALGOS, Research Center for Behavior Assessment (CRAMC), Department of Psychology, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, SpainUnit for the Study and Treatment of Pain—ALGOS, Research Center for Behavior Assessment (CRAMC), Department of Psychology, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, SpainUnit of Physical Therapy, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, SpainDepartment of Anesthesiology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, The Edwards Family Interdisciplinary Centre for Complex Pain, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaResearch Institute, Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenPain Clinic, Capio St Göran Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenUnit for the Study and Treatment of Pain—ALGOS, Research Center for Behavior Assessment (CRAMC), Department of Psychology, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, SpainInstitut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, SpainHealth Care Center Xarxa Tecla, Tarragona, Spain0Pediatric Pain Unit, Pediatric Anesthesiology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain1Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Therap, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain2Department of Anesthesia, Children University Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain3Pediatric Chronic Pain Unit, Anesthesia Department, 12 de Octubre Universitary Hospital, Madrid, Spain4Pediatric Pain Unit, Pediatric Anaesthesiology Section, Critical Care and Pain Therapy Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain5Servei d’Anestesiologia, Reanimació I Tractament del Dolor, Hospital Infantil I Hospital de la Dona, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain6Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Unidad de Dolor, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma, Spain7Department of Personality, Evaluation, and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain8Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain0Pediatric Pain Unit, Pediatric Anesthesiology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, SpainChronic pain in adolescents is an increasing public health concern with a significant physical, psychological, and social impact. This study aims to develop, implement, and evaluate DigiDOL-Ad, a digital psychosocial treatment for adolescents with chronic pain, supplemented by dedicated websites for their parents and teachers. This multicenter study will be conducted in four phases: (1) Development of the intervention framework and foundational planning; (2) Focus groups with adolescents with chronic pain, their parents, teachers, healthcare professionals and health authorities to identify specific needs and tailor the psychosocial treatment and related components; (3) Iterative usability testing of the digital treatment, using an a hermeneutical circle methodology to refine the design based on participant feedback; and (4) Evaluation of DigiDOL-Ad through a pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up assessment. DigiDOL-Ad has the potential to improve the quality of life for adolescents with chronic pain. By leveraging digital health technologies, this innovative approach could establish a new benchmark for treating adolescents with chronic pain, emphasizing interdisciplinary and stakeholder-driven care.Clinical Trial Registrationclinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT06765200.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1555733/fulladolescentschronic paindigital healthdigital therapeuticsmobile applicationpain management |
| spellingShingle | Jordi Miró Jordi Miró Ariadna Sampietro Ariadna Sampietro Sonia Monterde Sonia Monterde Sonia Monterde Pablo Ingelmo Pablo Ingelmo Pablo Ingelmo Rikard K. Wicksell Rikard K. Wicksell Carme Nolla Carme Nolla Carme Nolla Mercedes Alonso Juan José Lázaro Ernesto Martínez Paloma Rubio Armando Sánchez Vanessa Sánchez Alvaro Vázquez Rocío de la Vega Rocío de la Vega Francisco Reinoso-Barbero Development, implementation and evaluation of a digital treatment for adolescents with chronic pain: a protocol for a multi-phase study Frontiers in Digital Health adolescents chronic pain digital health digital therapeutics mobile application pain management |
| title | Development, implementation and evaluation of a digital treatment for adolescents with chronic pain: a protocol for a multi-phase study |
| title_full | Development, implementation and evaluation of a digital treatment for adolescents with chronic pain: a protocol for a multi-phase study |
| title_fullStr | Development, implementation and evaluation of a digital treatment for adolescents with chronic pain: a protocol for a multi-phase study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development, implementation and evaluation of a digital treatment for adolescents with chronic pain: a protocol for a multi-phase study |
| title_short | Development, implementation and evaluation of a digital treatment for adolescents with chronic pain: a protocol for a multi-phase study |
| title_sort | development implementation and evaluation of a digital treatment for adolescents with chronic pain a protocol for a multi phase study |
| topic | adolescents chronic pain digital health digital therapeutics mobile application pain management |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1555733/full |
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