Chronic Pain, Smoking
Conditions
Brief summary
This single arm study will assess whether smoking cessation counseling offered to chronic pain patients is effective in reducing pain and cigarette use.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSmoking cessation counseling
Patients will be given a briefing on the benefits of smoking cessation in the peri-procedural period around their interventional pain procedure. They will also be provided an informational sheet from the American Society of Anesthesiologists promoting cessation. The sheet will contain the 1-800-QUITNOW national hotline phone number. Additional an enrollment folder will provided that contains referral information to Cooper's Tobacco Cessation program. This service, free of charge to Cooper Health patients consists of 5 tobacco cessation counselors who use personalized cessation plans, individual and group counseling cessations, Chantix, and education to promote smoking cessation.
Sponsors
The Cooper Health System
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic Pain of 3 months or greater * Scheduled for interventional pain procedure
Exclusion criteria
* Cancer related pain * Current participation in smoking abstinence program * History of schizophrenia or other pyschotic disorder * History of dementing illness * Pregnant patients * Diagnosis of depression or anxiety
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 6 months | Visual analogue pain score |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed