Pain and Smoking: A Program to Help Veterans Quit Smoking with Chronic Pain

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

PASS2 expands on a prior intervention by adding nightly surveys to support smoking cessation in Veterans who have chronic pain. The trial compares PASS2 to standard care (referral to a VA smoking cessation clinic) with pharmacotherapy tele-consult, tracking abstinence at 4 and 10 months. It also compares PASS2 to standard care on pain interference and aims to identify which parts of the intervention are most important for implementation. Eligible participants are enrolled Veterans with current tobacco use, significant chronic pain, and no exclusion criteria such as dementia, active psychosis, or lack of telephone access. The study is conducted at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

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
* clinically significant depressive symptoms (\>10 PHQ-9)

Where it's running

• VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
  West Haven, Connecticut, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Lori Anne Bastian, MD MPH — VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
• Study coordinator: Lori A Bastian, MD MPH
• Email: Lori.Bastian@va.gov
• Phone: (203) 932-5711

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.