# 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.

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