Tracking Pain and Mood with the SOMA App
Assessing Symptom and Mood Dynamics in Pain Using the Smartphone Application SOMA
Recruiting
Observational Study
Chronic Pain
Acute Pain
Post Operative Pain
Fibromyalgia, Primary
Fibromyalgia, Secondary
Fibromyalgia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chronic Headache Disorder
Chronic Migraine
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Endometriosis-related Pain
Arthritis
Chronic Low-back Pain
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Post Herpetic Neuralgia
Neuropathic Pain
Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Painful Bladder Syndrome
Trauma-related Wound
Trauma, Multiple
Chronic Pain Syndrome
Chronic Shoulder Pain
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 800 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Brown University · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for people with current acute or chronic pain, as well as healthy individuals. Participants will use a smartphone app to report daily pain and mood for four months.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
- I am over 18 years old.
- I have a personal smartphone and stable internet.
- I have had pain for more than 6 months or I have pain for less than 3 months due to recent surgery, injury, acute illness, or childbirth.
- I currently have chronic low back pain, failed back surgery syndrome, or fibromyalgia.
You may not be able to join if
- I have had a surgery or injury unrelated to my pain in the past 3 months.
- I have a history of chronic pain lasting more than 6 months.
- I am not fluent in English.
- I have current primary or metastatic cancer.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.
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About This Trial
This study relies on the use of a smartphone application (SOMA) that the investigators developed for tracking daily mood, pain, and activity status in acute pain, chronic pain, and healthy controls over four months.The primary goal of the study is to use fluctuations in daily self-reported symptoms to identify computational predictors of acute-chronic pain transition, pain recovery, and/or chronic…
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Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA \[General study\]
* Chronic pain group:
* Age above 18
* Access to a personal smartphone and a stable internet connection
* Average pain intensity score of greater than 3 in the past week or
* Average pain interference score of greater than 3 in the past week or
* Aver…
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