Tracking pain reports with a smartphone app
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial compares pain reports recorded in real time using a smartphone app to those collected during monthly clinic visits. It aims to understand if daily tracking gives a more accurate picture of symptoms for people with musculoskeletal conditions.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have symptoms from a musculoskeletal condition (like a joint, muscle, or bone problem).
- You are 18 years or older.
- Your BMI is between 18.5 and 35.
- You own a smartphone (Android or iOS) and are comfortable using apps.
- You do not have other causes of pain in the same joint (like rheumatoid arthritis).
- You have had no surgery on the affected joint in the last year, and no injections in the last 6 months.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not have planned surgery in the next 2 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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