Appalachian Tri-State Node

This node is no longer active.

Dennis Daley, PhD [email]
Principal Investigator
Professor of Psychiatry
Chief of Addiction Medicine Services
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
3811 O’Hara St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

The Appalachian Tri-State Node joined the Clinical Trials Network in September 2005. The Node is a partnership between Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and six core and six ancillary community treatment programs (CTPs) in Eastern Ohio, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania.  This Node serves over 15,000 patients annually in urban and rural settings in all types of addiction and dual disorder treatment programs.  Special interests and capabilities of the ATS Node include treating patients in rural settings, those with co-occurring psychiatric disorders, those with pain, veterans, adolescents, women with children, criminal justice involved clients, HIV/AIDS clients, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered clients, and opiate addicts in need of maintenance treatment.  The ATS Node also has a strong commitment in training professionals, developing treatment manuals, and developing recovery materials for clients and their families.

Protocol Involvement

• CTN-0028: Osmotic-Release Methylphenidate for ADHD in Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders
• CTN-0030-A-1: Collection of Economic Data for the Prescription Opioid Addiction Treatment Study
• CTN-0030: Prescription Opiate Abuse Treatment Study (POATS)
• CTN-0031: Stimulant Abuser Groups to Engage in 12-Step (STAGE-12): Evaluation of a Combined Individual-Group Intervention to Reduce Stimulant and Other Drug Use by Increasing 12-Step Involvement
• CTN-0032: HIV Rapid Testing and Counseling
• CTN-0046: Smoking Cessation and Stimulant Treatment (S-CAST): Evaluation of the Impact of Concurrent Outpatient Smoking Cessation and Stimulant Treatment on Stimulant Dependence
• CTN-0047-A-1: Site Influences on Treatment Effects – Screening, Motivational Assessment, Referral, and Treatment in Emergency Departments (SMART-ED)
• CTN-0047: Screening Motivational Assessment and Referral to Treatment in Emergency Departments (SMART-ED): Evaluation of Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and Booster Session for Drug Use Patients Presenting for Treatment in the Emergency Department
• CTN-0049: Project HOPE: Hospital Visit as Opportunity for Prevention and Engagement for HIV-Infected Drug Users
• CTN-0052: A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of Buspirone for Relapse-Prevention in Adults with Cocaine Dependence (BRAC)
• CTN-0064: Linkage to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Care among HIV/HCV Co-infected Substance Users
• CTN-0080: Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers (MOMs): A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Comparing Two Buprenorphine Formulations (NIH HEAL Initiative)