Pain and Smoking Study 2

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorVA Office of Research and Development

About this trial

PASS2 aims to expand upon the recently completed study (PASS intervention), which tested the telephone delivery of a cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI). This study will use nightly surveys to optimize the intervention's effectiveness for smoking cessation among Veteran smokers with chronic pain.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

being an enrolled Veteran at VACHS

current tobacco use

willingness to make a quit attempt

significant chronic pain defined as >/=4 on the pain intensity portion of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) for more than 90 days

Disqualifiers

active diagnosis of dementia or psychosis in medical record

severely impaired hearing or speech

lack of telephone access

enrollment in concurrent research study that might affect main outcomes of this study

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • PASS2
  • Treatment as Usual

Treatment groups

220 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups