Empirically contrasting urine drug screening-based opioid use disorder treatment outcome definitions.
Laura BrandtGabriel J OdomMei-Chen HuClinton CastroRaymond R Balisenull nullPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2024)
Clinical trials using urine drug screening (UDS) for objective substance use assessment in outcome definitions should consider (1) incorporating missing UDS data in outcome computation and (2) avoiding over-reliance on UDS data confined to a short time frame or the occurrence of a single positive urine test following a period of abstinence.