Pain and Smoking Study - Interactive Voice Response

Launched by VA OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT · May 29, 2024

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The Pain and Smoking Study (PASS2) is looking to help Veterans who smoke and also live with chronic pain. This study will use a method called Interactive Voice Response (IVR), which allows participants to receive support and guidance over the phone to help them quit smoking. By building on an earlier study, the goal is to make quitting smoking easier and more effective for those dealing with ongoing pain.

To be eligible for this study, you must be a Veteran enrolled at the VA Central Health System, currently using tobacco, and willing to try to quit smoking. You should also have significant chronic pain, rated at 4 or higher on a standard pain scale, for at least 90 days. Unfortunately, if you have certain conditions like severe hearing or speech issues, or if you are currently pregnant or have a serious mental health diagnosis, you may not be able to participate. If you join the study, you can expect to receive phone calls that will provide you with tools and support to help you quit smoking while managing your chronic pain.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 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.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 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;
• • terminal illness;
• • non-English speaking;
• • pregnancy;
• • provider advising against exercise;
• • planned surgeries; and
• • clinically significant depressive symptoms (\>10 PHQ-9).