Empirically contrasting urine drug screening-based opioid use disorder treatment outcome definitions.

Laura BrandtGabriel J OdomMei-Chen HuClinton CastroRaymond R Balisenull null

Published 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.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
electronic health record
big data
risk assessment
adverse drug
emergency department
drug induced
smoking cessation
data analysis
artificial intelligence
open label
clinical evaluation