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Phone program aims to ease veterans' pain and cut substance misuse

NCT ID NCT04062214

Symptom relief Sponsor: Yale University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a phone-based counseling program called SBIRT-PM for veterans with chronic pain who were also at risk for substance misuse. Over 1,100 veterans participated, receiving up to four phone calls over 12 weeks to help them engage in non-drug pain treatments and reduce harmful substance use. The goal was to see if this approach could lower pain levels and decrease the number of problem substances.

What this could mean

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Active substance
SBIRT-PM (phone-based counseling program)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could offer a practical way to help veterans reduce pain and risky substance use without relying on medications.
What could go wrong
This is a completed trial, but results may not apply to all veterans or settings. The intervention is behavioral, so its effects depend on individual engagement and may be modest.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

1,101 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2019

Finished

Apr 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Post-9/11 Veteran applying for MSD-related compensation, as ascertained from filed claim, * Reports a score of ≥4 (threshold for moderately severe pain) on the BPI's Pain Severity subscale (average of four pain intensity items); * Availability of a landline or cellular telephone for SBIRT-PM. Exclusion Criteria: * Reports inability to participate during the study enrollment call * Received three or more non-pharmacological pain treatment modalities within the last 12 weeks from VA. * Participating in another PMC3 study as evidenced by a research protocol alert for that study at the time the study invitation letter is mailed.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic pain syndrome Pain substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Pain Substance use disorders

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital (VA Bedford)

    Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730, United States

  • Manchester VA Medical Center

    Manchester, New Hampshire, 03104, United States

  • Providence VA Medical Center

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02908, United States

  • VA Boston Healthcare System

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02301, United States

  • VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System

    Leeds, Massachusetts, 02053, United States

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS)

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516, United States

  • VA Maine Healthcare System

    Augusta, Maine, 04330, United States

  • White River Junction VA Hospital

    White River Junction, Vermont, 05001, United States

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

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