# Greater Southern California Node of the Clinical Trials Network

> **NIH NIH UG1** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · 2020 · $120,879

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
 This application, responding to the Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability
of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel
Coronavirus (NOT-DA-20-047), requests an administrative supplement to the Rural Expansion of
Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (Rural MOUD, CTN-0102). The main purpose of the
parent project is to investigate the impact of telemedicine (TM) on MOUD access and retention for
individuals with OUD in rural primary care settings. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19, or
COVID for short) pandemic has forced many health care systems to rapidly implement remote care
models, which is of direct relevance to this project. Building upon the existing research plan, we
request an administrative supplement to conduct a thorough investigation of COVID’s impact on TM
practices and access to MOUD in rural communities. In addition to characterizing changes in
attitudes and perceptions regarding TM for OUD treatment, we will investigate and assess the impact
of COVID over the next 2 years with regard to changes in MOUD access and services (especially TM)
in rural primary care settings and in OUD patients’ use of substances (particularly opioids) and health
conditions. Study specific aims include: Aim 1. To assess changes in MOUD access and services
(especially TM) in rural primary care settings over the COVID pandemic, and Aim 2. To assess
changes in OUD patients’ substance use (particularly opioids) and health conditions over the COVID
pandemic. The supplement funding will support (1) qualitative data collection and analysis that
includes focus groups and semi-structured interviews to document COVID impact from the
perspective of community stakeholders, providers, and patients drawn from primary care clinics
serving rural communities, and (2) quantitative data collection and analysis that includes health
records for patients served by the rural primary care clinics as well as self-report from OUD patients’
participant surveys to investigate COVID impact on the use of healthcare, TM, and substances.
Findings will contribute to scientific knowledge regarding COVID impact, responses, and
consequences in rural communities, as well as to inform and shape future development of remote
care models.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10173176
- **Project number:** 3UG1DA049435-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
- **Principal Investigator:** YIH-ING HSER
- **Activity code:** UG1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $120,879
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-06-01 → 2024-02-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10173176

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10173176, Greater Southern California Node of the Clinical Trials Network (3UG1DA049435-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10173176. Licensed CC0.

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