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Table 2 CTN HEAL Projects

From: The NIDA clinical trials network: evolving, expanding, and addressing the opioid epidemic

CTN No

Project title

Lead Investigators (Node)

Design

Outcomes

Settings

# of Sites (N)

Large, Multi-Site OUD Trials

 CTN-0080

Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers (MOMs): A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Comparing Extended-Release and Daily Buprenorphine Formulations

Theresa Winhusen (Ohio Valley)

2-arm RCT (SL-BUP vs. XR-BUP)

Illicit opioid use during pregnancy and 12-month postpartum; NOWS severity

Office-based

12 (300)

 CTN-0097

Surmounting Withdrawal to Initiate Fast Treatment with Naltrexone (SWIFT): Improving the Real-World Effectiveness of Injection Naltrexone for Opioid Use Disorder

Adam Bisaga, Ned Nunes (Greater New York)

Cluster randomized trial, 2 arms (rapid vs. standard XR-NTX induction)

Proportion of patients receiving first XR-NTX injection

Specialty care

6 (Up to 450)

 CTN-0098

Exemplar Hospital Initiation Trial to Enhance Treatment Engagement (EXHIT ENTRE)

Gavin Bart (Northstar) Todd Korthuis (Western States)

Comparative effectiveness trial, 2 arms (Addiction-Medicine Consultation Services (ACS) with XR-BUP vs. ACS TAU); Implementation trial

Proportion of patients engaged in OUD care on 34th day following hospital discharge

Hospital

5 (314)

 CTN-0099

Emergency Department-INitiated bupreNOrphine and VAlidaTIOn Network Trial (ED-INNOVATION)

Gail D’Onofrio, David Fiellin (New England Consortium)

2 arm RCT (SL-BUP vs. XR-BUP)

Effectiveness of XR-BUP and SL-BUP induction in ED on engagement in formal addiction treatment at 7 days

Emergency Department RCT

30 (2000)

 CTN-0100

Optimizing Retention, Duration and Discontinuation Strategies for Opioid Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy

John Rotrosen, Ned Nunes (Greater New York) Roger Weiss (New England Consortium)

Retention trial with BUP: 2 behavioral interventions (TAU and TAU + reSET-O) × 3 meds (standard SL-BUP, high SL-BUP, XR-BUP); Retention trial with XR-NTX (TAU vs. TAU + reSET-O); Discontinuation trial for SL-BUP ppts: 2 (TAU and TAU + ACHESS) × 2 (SL-BUP taper and Transition to XR-BUP)

Retention in MOUD treatment at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years; Successful taper within 1 year and no relapse for 6 months post-taper

Specialty care Primary care

20 (Retention, N = 1630;

Discontinuation, N = up to 1000)

 CTN-0101

Subthreshold Opioid Use Disorder Prevention (STOP) Trial

Jennifer McNeely (Greater New York)

Jane Liebschutz (Appalachian)

Cluster randomized trial, 2 arms (STOP intervention vs. enhanced usual care)

Days of “risky” opioid use in adult primary care patients over 6 months of follow-up

Primary Care

5 (60 PCPs; 480 patients)

 CTN-0102

Rural Expansion of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Yih-Ing Hser (Greater Southern California)

Feasibility trial; Pragmatic trial, 2 arms (OBOT vs. OBOT + telemedicine)

Proportion of OUD patients initiating or receiving MOUD and retention on MOUD in rural communities

Rural Primary care

Telemedicine office-based opioid Treatment

40 (Phase I; N = 48,000); 30

(Phase II; N = 240,000)

Closing the Treatment Gap

 CTN-0088

DC Research Infrastructure Building & Initiative to Reach, Engage, and Retain in MAT patients with OUD

Richard Schottenfeld (Mid-Atlantic)

Single-arm: collaborative care model of MOUD provision; community-based outreach, engagement, and recovery support interventions

Treatment retention, adherence, and satisfaction

Specialty care

1 (170)

 CTN-0093

Validation of a Community Pharmacy-based Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Risk Screening Tool (PHARMSCREEN)

Gerald Cochran (Greater Intermountain)

Theresa Winhusen (Ohio Valley)

Cross-sectional, self-administered health survey

Substance use, risk for adverse opioid-related outcomes

Community pharmacy

15 (1523)

 CTN-0095

Clinic-Randomized Trial of Clinical Decision Support for Opioid Use Disorders in Medical Settings

Rebecca Rossom, Gavin Bart (Northstar)

2-arm: OUD Clinical Decision Support or Usual Care

OUD diagnosis, Naloxone prescription, MOUD orders or referrals, total days covered by MOUD prescription

Primary care

30 (1500)

 CTN-0096

Culturally Centered MAT for OUD Implementation Facilitation for Primary Care and Addiction Treatment Programs Serving American Indian/Alaska Natives

Kamilla Venner (Southwest)

Aimee Campbell (Greater New York)

Cluster-randomized stepped wedge, 2-phase development and testing of MOUD implementation intervention

Proportion of OUD patients initiated on MOUD

Primary care

Specialty care

4 (200)

 CTN-0105

Integrating pharmacy-based prevention and treatment of opioid and other substance use disorders: A survey of pharmacists and stakeholders (Pharm-Serve-SUD)

Li-Tzy Wu (Mid-Southern)

Cross-sectional, one-time survey

Knowledge of, attitudes about, and intention to provide patient care and services for SBIRT for MOUD

Community pharmacy

1062 licensed community

pharmacists recruited from

pharmacist associations or

pharmacy networks in

U.S

 CTN-0107

Peer recovery Support: A Bridge to Treatment for Overdose Survivors

Kelly Barth (Southern Consortium)

2-arm (Peer Recovery Coaches vs. TAU)

Engagement in formal OUD treatment, retention in treatment, number of overdoses after enrollment

Emergency department

3

Expansion of Existing OUD Studies

 CTN-0074-A-1

Primary care Opioid Use Disorder Treatment PROUD Economic Ancillary Study

Katharine Bradley

Sean Murphy (Health Systems)

Observational (data collected from randomized controlled trial comparing collaborative care model and usual primary care for OUD)

Costs of collaborative care model intervention compared to usual care and net monetary benefit from healthcare sector perspective

Primary care

12 (~ 120,000)

 CTN-0079-A-1

Ancillary Study of the Adoption and Sustainability of ED-Initiated Buprenorphine

Ryan McCormack John Rotrosen (Greater New York)

Implementation and feasibility study

Patients assessed, treated, and engaged in treatment; Factors influencing diffusion and effectiveness of clinical protocols for OUD screening, Bup treatment and referral

Emergency departments

2 (80–120)

 CTN-0084-A-1

Determining the Optimal Duration of Buprenorphine Treatment to Reduce the Risk of Relapse, Overdose, and Mortality

Cynthia Campbell (Health Systems)

Observational

Risk of relapse, overdose, and mortality

Health systems EHR (registry)

10 health systems (1.8 M)

CTN No

Project Title

Lead Investigators (Node)

Database Source

   

Database Studies

    

 CTN-0084

Developing a Prescription Opioid Registry across Diverse Health Systems

Cynthia Campbell (Health Systems)

Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) Virtual Data Warehouse (VDW)

   

 CTN-0085

Selection Bias-Free Estimation of the Impact of Drug-Focused 12-step Mutual Help Groups

Keith Humphreys (Western States)

7 federally-funded randomized clinical trials of Drug Focused 12-Step Groups (DTSG) facilitation interventions

   

 CTN-0086

Inpatient versus Outpatient Treatment Outcomes for People with Opioid Use Disorder

Daniel Hartung (Western States)

Medicaid, Treatment Episodes Data Set (TEDS), and Vital Statistics data in Oregon and Oklahoma

   

 CTN-0087

A Foundation to Examine Reasons for Discontinuation for Buprenorphine Care in the Veterans Health Administration

Adam Gordon (Greater Intermountain)

VA Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW)

   

 CTN-0094

Individual Level Predictive Modeling of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Outcome

Sean X. Luo (Greater New York)

Daniel J. Feaster (Florida)

CTN Data Share

   

 CTN-0106

Derivation and Validation of New Measurement-Based Care Tools Derived from the Brief Addiction Monitor (BAM)

Andrew Saxon

James McKay (Pacific Northwest)

VA Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW)

   

CTN No

Project Title

Lead Investigators (Node)

    

Training and Dissemination Studies

    

 CTN-0089

Integrating Nurse Practitioner Buprenorphine Wavier Training into Graduate Nursing Curriculum

Karen Hartwell Kathleen Brady (Southern Consortium)

    

 CTN-0090

Innovatively Increasing PCP Prescribing of Buprenorphine: Measurement Based Care and Integrated Electronic Solution (MBC4OUD)

Adriane dela Cruz Madhukar Trivedi (Texas)

    

 CTN-0091

Preventing and Identifying Opioid Use Disorder using the Six Building Blocks (6BBs) for Improving Opioid Prescription Management

Laura-Mae Baldwin (Pacific Northwest)

    

 CTN-0103

Expanding Clinical Research Training on Implementing the Evidence-based Hub and Spoke Model of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Lisa Marsch (Northeast Node)