Alcohol Use and Chronic Pain Among Primary Care Patients
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Conditions studied: Alcohol Drinking, Chronic Pain
In brief
Chronic pain and unhealthy drinking are common co-occurring conditions among patients presenting to primary care. Given their impact on functioning and medical outcomes, there would be considerable benefit to developing an accessible, easily utilized, integrative approach to reduce unhealthy alcohol use and pain that can be readily incorporated into the primary care setting. The objective of this study is to test a smartphone-based intervention for reducing unhealthy alcohol use and pain in primary care patients, determine the feasibility of implementing this intervention in the primary care setting, provide effect size estimates of the intervention on drinking and chronic pain outcomes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04958200
- Run by
- Boston University Charles River Campus
- People needed
- 49
- Starts
- 2021-08-26
- Expected to finish
- 2023-03-28
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-12-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 1 heavy drinking: defined as either [1] an average of more than 7(for women)/14 (for men) standard drinks per week over the past month or [2] one or more heavy drinking episodes (4+ standard drinks for women, 5+ standard drinks for men)
- 2 chronic pain: defined as non-cancer related pain of at least 3 months duration rated as moderate or greater (past week pain severity rating of 4 or greater on the BPI severity item)
You may not qualify if…
- psychoactive medication for pain or alcohol use for fewer than 2 months
- history of bipolar disorder or schizophenia
- current expressed suicidal intent
- prior history of alcohol withdrawal related seizures or delirium tremens
- behavioral treatment for pain or alcohol use in the past 3 months
- any scheduled surgery within the next 6 months or acute life threatening illness that requires treatment
Where it is running
- Boston University Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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