2024
A randomized controlled trial of potential tobacco policies prohibiting menthol flavor in cigarettes and e-cigarettes: a study protocol
Bold K, Sharma A, Haeny A, Gueorguieva R, Buta E, Baldassarri S, Lempert L, Krishnan-Sarin S, O’Malley S. A randomized controlled trial of potential tobacco policies prohibiting menthol flavor in cigarettes and e-cigarettes: a study protocol. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 201. PMID: 38475757, PMCID: PMC10935798, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05619-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking menthol cigarettesE-cigarettesCigarette useReduce tobacco-related health disparitiesTobacco-related health disparitiesMenthol cigarettesRates of menthol cigarette useTobacco use statusMenthol cigarette useRandomized controlled trialsPublic health problemHealth disparitiesTobacco policiesFlavored e-cigarettesSmoke-freeMenthol flavorsMenthol policiesBlack adultsQuit smokingNon-Black participantsSmoking behaviorFollow-up visitHealth problemsSecondary outcomesE-cigarette products
2017
Interactive Voice Response–Based Self-management for Chronic Back Pain: The COPES Noninferiority Randomized Trial
Heapy AA, Higgins DM, Goulet JL, LaChappelle KM, Driscoll MA, Czlapinski RA, Buta E, Piette JD, Krein SL, Kerns RD. Interactive Voice Response–Based Self-management for Chronic Back Pain: The COPES Noninferiority Randomized Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 765-773. PMID: 28384682, PMCID: PMC5818820, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerson cognitive-behavioural therapyChronic back painNumeric rating scaleCognitive behavioral therapyBack painChronic painPrimary outcomeSleep qualityVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemPrespecified noninferiority marginAverage pain intensityNonpharmacologic treatment optionsPain-related interferenceChronic pain treatmentSelf-management trialCognitive behavioral therapy deliveryIndividual CBT sessionsEvidence-based treatmentsQuality of lifeSelf-help manualHealth care systemIVR monitoringNonpharmacologic interventionsSecondary outcomesStandard therapy