iPAWS: Improving Pain Management After Wisdom Tooth Extraction Surgery
Brown University
Summary
This is a clinical trial that will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a virtual brief program for adolescents and young adults undergoing wisdom tooth extraction and their parents. The program aims to teach youth safe and effective ways to manage post-surgical pain as well as decrease risky health behaviors.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 15–20 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 15 to 20 years * Undergoing wisdom tooth extraction for the first time * Able to read simple English * \*Endorse cannabis use at least two days per week on average in the past 28 days \*The investigator aims to recruit at least 50 participants who are using cannabis at least two days per week in the past 28 days on average and will recruit up to 100 additional participants who use other substances, use cannabis at a lesser intensity, or do not use any substances. * (Parent/Guardian only) - Have a child who is undergoing wisdom tooth surgery and is participating i…
Interventions
- BehavioraliPAWS
The brief intervention (named iPAWS) will be an integration of evidence-based brief interventions for AYA SU (e.g. MET-CBT) and acute pain coping (CBT). The intervention is brief, readily accessible, developmentally tailored, applicable to single and poly-SU and scalable to other acutely painful procedures to meet the need for effective, accessible, and scalable SU interventions at key entry points of clinical care.
- OtherEducational Materials
Participants will be given a digital copy of a brochure from the American Dental Association on "Wisdom Teeth Management" (included in attachments). The investigator will also mail the participant a hard copy of the brochure, if requested.
Location
- Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction StudiesProvidence, Rhode Island