Great Lakes Regional Node

This node is no longer active.

Charles R. Schuster, Ph.D. [email]
Principal Investigator
Professor
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences

The Great Lakes Regional Node joined the Clinical Trials Network in September 2000. The Regional Research and Training Center (RRTC) was located at Wayne State University. The Great Lakes Regional Node included seven Community Treatment Programs (CTPs) in Michigan and Minnesota: Aurora Psychiatric Hospital, Chelsea Arbor Treatment Center, Eleonore Hutzel Recovery Center, Hazelden, James Gilmore Jr. Treatment Center, Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation Inc., and University Psychiatric Centers Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Professionals. This node’s involvement in the CTN ended in 2005.

Protocol Involvement

• CTN-0001: Buprenorphine/Naloxone versus Clonidine for Inpatient Opiate Detoxification
• CTN-0008: Assessment of the National Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network: A Baseline for Investigating Diffusion of Innovation
• CTN-0009: Smoking Cessation Treatment with Transdermal Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Programs
• CTN-0011: A Feasibility Study of a Telephone Enhancement Procedure (TELE) to Improve Participation in Continuing Care Activities
• CTN-0012: Characteristics of Screening, Evaluation, and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C Viral Infections, and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
• CTN-0016: Patient Feedback: A Performance Improvement Study in Outpatient Addiction Treatment
• CTN-0017: HIV and HCV Intervention in Drug Treatment Settings
• CTN-0020: Job Seekers Training for Patients with Drug Dependence