The internal and external impacts of the Clinical Trials Network: A view from a longitudinal platform study.

This poster provides an overview of ten years of findings from the University of Georgia’s longitudinal platform study of the CTN. The study has shown a greater adoption of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in CTN-affiliated community-based treatment programs (CTPs) than in non-CTPs. CTN-affiliated counselors also hold more favorable attitudes towards EBPs than their non-CTN-affiliated counterparts.

In this poster, the specific EBPs addressed include buprenorphine, motivational incentives, and tablet naltrexone and acamprosate. The findings demonstrate the importance of a research network in promoting adoption of EBPs and fostering a higher level of receptivity to innovation adoption in general. The CTN is fulfilling its goal of increasing the quality of treatment within its constituent CTPs; future research should examine the extent to which programs are using these interventions in everyday treatment practice and assess the fidelity with which these practices are being implemented.