This single arm study will assess whether smoking cessation counseling offered to chronic pain patients is effective in reducing pain and cigarette use.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
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.
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey, United States
Pain
Visual analogue pain score
Time frame: 6 months
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