iPAWS: Improving Pain Management After Wisdom Tooth Extraction Surgery

Part of paid clinical trials in Providence, Rhode Island.

Sponsor: Brown University
Study ID: NCT07731295
Status: Recruiting

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Conditions

Pain, Postoperative
Substance Use

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: ALL
Age: 15 Years - 20 Years
Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

iPAWS — BEHAVIORAL
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.
Educational Materials — OTHER
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.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

First listed: Jul 28, 2026
Start date: Jun 29, 2026
Status verified: May 2026
Primary completion: Dec 31, 2026
Completion: Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment: 150 participants (estimated)
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Arms

Experimental: iPAWS Intervention
Participants in the experimental condition will receive standard practice educational materials and the iPAWS self-guided, digital intervention.
Active Comparator: Educational Materials
Participants in the control condition will receive standard practice educational materials (i.e., in the form of a brochure).