Remote monitoring for chronic pain using a smartphone app

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a single-site, early feasibility study in adults with chronic pain using a digital platform for remote monitoring. It is a prospective, single-arm, interventional study with 100 planned enrollees and up to six months of follow-up after enrollment, using a convenience sample of 50 participants for the remote monitoring program over 3 to 6 months. The intervention centers on the FitCam portal/app to track health metrics and activity, with outcomes compared to baseline health quality. The study aims to observe whether remote monitoring can influence pain-related health outcomes over time, within a 12-month conduct window. The trial will be conducted at Hackensack Meridian Health facilities in Paramus and Hackensack, NJ.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Signed informed consent form (ICF)
* Age: Adults aged 18 years or older
* Ability to comply with the study protocol, including having a smartphone and being able and willing to access the application on a regular basis. To use all functionalities of the application, the user's smartphone must comply with the minimum system requirements (Android version 8.0 or above, iOS version 13.0 or above)
* Have a valid email address
* Have a valid phone number
* Diagnosis Codes:

  * Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Chronic Pain Syndrome based on ICD-10 code G89.4 as primary diagnosis.

    ■ Including Fibromyalgia M79.7
  * Patient with a confirmed secondary diagnosis

    * Back Pain M54.5
    * Neck Pain M54.2
    * Joint Pain M25.5
* Medications: N/A
* Test/Lab results: N/A
* Study sites: Hackensack Meridian Health Neuroscience Institute located at 650 From Road, Suite 506, Paramus, NJ, 07652
* Service: Outpatient

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age: Patients below 18 years of age
* Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
* Presence of an active diagnosis of a comorbid cognitive impairment such as dementia or mild cognitive impairment
* Lack of access to a smartphone device or inability to demonstrate proficiency in downloading and using mobile applications
* Physical limitations that prevent participation in a basic home exercise program
* Considered by the investigator to have a condition that precludes safe or active participation in the trial

Where it's running

• Hackensack University Medical Center
  Hackensack, New Jersey, United States Recruiting
• Hackensack Meridian Health Neuroscience Institute
  Paramus, New Jersey, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jacob Hascalovici, MD — Hackensack Meridian Health
• Study coordinator: Akash Gujral
• Email: akash.gujral@hmhn.org
• Phone: 5519968100

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.