Award
NIH Reporter #5I01HX003607-03
Enhancing an Intervention for Smokers with Chronic Pain using IVR: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Smoking Cessation Counseling for Veterans
Recipient
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Awarded
September 29, 2026
Identifier
5I01HX003607-03
VA-funded research project testing an IVR-enhanced smoking cessation and pain self-management intervention for Veterans with chronic pain. The project compares PASS-IVR with enhanced treatment as usual and examines abstinence, pain interference, and implementation factors.
Description
A randomized comparative effectiveness trial evaluating whether adding an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to an integrated pain and smoking cessation intervention improves smoking abstinence and pain interference among non-depressed Veterans with chronic pain. The study plans to enroll 220 participants and compare PASS-IVR with enhanced treatment as usual plus pharmacotherapy teleconsultation.