TY - JOUR
T1 - The first decade of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network
T2 - Bridging the gap between research and practice to improve drug abuse treatment
AU - Tai, Betty
AU - Straus, Michele M.
AU - Liu, David
AU - Sparenborg, Steven
AU - Jackson, Ron
AU - McCarty, Dennis
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - The National Institute on Drug Abuse established the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) in 1999 to improve the quality of addiction treatment using science as the vehicle. The network brings providers from community-based drug abuse treatment programs and scientists from university-based research centers together in an alliance that fosters bidirectional communication and collaboration. Collaboration enhanced the relevance of research to practice and facilitated the development and implementation of evidence-based treatments in community practice settings. The CTN's 20 completed trials tested pharmacological, behavioral, and integrated treatment interventions for adolescents and adults; more than 11,000 individuals participated in the trials. This article reviews the rationale for the CTN, describes the translation of its guiding principles into research endeavors, and anticipates the future evolution of clinical research within the Network.
AB - The National Institute on Drug Abuse established the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) in 1999 to improve the quality of addiction treatment using science as the vehicle. The network brings providers from community-based drug abuse treatment programs and scientists from university-based research centers together in an alliance that fosters bidirectional communication and collaboration. Collaboration enhanced the relevance of research to practice and facilitated the development and implementation of evidence-based treatments in community practice settings. The CTN's 20 completed trials tested pharmacological, behavioral, and integrated treatment interventions for adolescents and adults; more than 11,000 individuals participated in the trials. This article reviews the rationale for the CTN, describes the translation of its guiding principles into research endeavors, and anticipates the future evolution of clinical research within the Network.
KW - Clinical Trials Network
KW - Drug abuse treatment
KW - Research
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.01.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 20307794
AN - SCOPUS:77950199781
SN - 0740-5472
VL - 38
SP - S4-S13
JO - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
JF - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -