Undergoing a clinical trial site visit can be a daunting experience for anyone, especially as a child. The Solace app, powered by Little Journey, supports children and their families from contemplation through their full clinical trial experience.

The simple-to-use app guides and supports children and their families through their clinical trial journey – all from the comfort and safety of their own home. We support children through:
• 360° immersive tours enabling them to explore the exact rooms they’ll visit while in hospital.
• Age-tailored animations explaining what will happen and why.
• Breathing and relaxation exercises.
• Therapeutic and distraction games to use during stressful periods.

The Solace app helps parents by:
• Drip feeding information before, during and after their procedure.
• Providing small bitesize chunks of information to assist with information retention.
• Making it easier talk to children about what’s going to happen.
• Providing checklists, hints and tips, and nudges to make sure you’re all ready to go.

With support from children and their families, health play specialists, psychologists, nurses and doctors, the Solace app was born! We’ve continued to work with children, caregivers and hospital staff to improve the app and expand to support for young people and their families.