2023
Percentage of negative urine drug screens as a clinically meaningful endpoint for RCTs evaluating treatment for cocaine use
Loya J, Babuscio T, Nich C, Alessi S, Rash C, Kiluk B. Percentage of negative urine drug screens as a clinically meaningful endpoint for RCTs evaluating treatment for cocaine use. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 248: 109947. PMID: 37276806, PMCID: PMC10498479, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine drug screensClinical trialsMeaningful endpointsCocaine useLong-term clinical benefitBetter long-term outcomesDrug screensPsychosocial functioningNegative urine drug screensLong-term outcomesRandomized clinical trialsFuture clinical trialsBetter psychosocial functioningClinical benefitPharmacological treatmentContinuous abstinenceTreatment periodTreatment respondersSustained abstinenceSubstance useTrialsTreatmentMeaningful thresholdPooled datasetAbstinenceThe Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Impulsivity in Addictive Disorders: a Narrative Review
Loya J, Benitez B, Kiluk B. The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Impulsivity in Addictive Disorders: a Narrative Review. Current Addiction Reports 2023, 10: 485-493. PMID: 38269068, PMCID: PMC10805411, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-023-00491-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapySubstance useAddictive disordersFuture clinical trialsPoor treatment outcomesEvidence-based treatmentsMeasures of impulsivityCycle of addictionCBT effectsRisk factorsClinical trialsTreatment outcomesRecent FindingsThereNarrative reviewCharacteristics of addictionLimited evidenceRange of addictionsAssessment of impulsivityTherapyAddictionTrialsDisordersImpulsivityAddictive behaviors
2015
Measures of outcome for stimulant trials: ACTTION recommendations and research agenda
Kiluk BD, Carroll KM, Duhig A, Falk DE, Kampman K, Lai S, Litten RZ, McCann DJ, Montoya ID, Preston KL, Skolnick P, Weisner C, Woody G, Chandler R, Detke MJ, Dunn K, Dworkin RH, Fertig J, Gewandter J, Moeller FG, Ramey T, Ryan M, Silverman K, Strain EC. Measures of outcome for stimulant trials: ACTTION recommendations and research agenda. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 158: 1-7. PMID: 26652899, PMCID: PMC4698050, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStimulant use disorderClinical trialsMeaningful outcome measuresUse disordersTreatment successOutcome measuresStimulant abstinenceAddiction Clinical Trial TranslationsFuture clinical trialsClinical trial endpointsClinical trial dataAlcohol use disorderMeasures of outcomeValidation of PatientStimulant trialsTrial endpointsEfficacious pharmacotherapiesUrine testingSustained abstinenceTrial dataSecondary analysisStimulant useTrialsPsychosocial benefitsDisorders