title: Use of novel technology-based techniques to improve alcohol-related outcomes in clinical trials.
abstract: With a better understanding of the biologic basis of alcohol dependence and the considerable financial burden of alcohol abuse and dependence, the number of alcohol-related clinical pharmacotherapy trials has been on the rise. Subsequently, the potential to find efficacious treatments is more promising. Unfortunately, alcohol-related trials face a number of challenges, as a result of the difficulties that arise from traditional and outdated methods to collect data and ensure medication adherence. Novel technology-based assessments, such as ecological momentary assessment, interactive voice response, transdermal sensor and medication-event monitoring system provide a prospective solution-albeit not without possible concerns-to the difficulties faced in alcohol-related clinical trials. Clinical trials are meant to define the efficacy of the treatment and to determine an effective and safe dosage. However, due to lack of adherence a drug could inappropriately or mistakenly be judged as ineffective for treating a specific disorder. The described technologies may be important tools to prevent false negatives in validating drug efficacy, to provide consistency in clinical trials and to improve available data regarding the study of pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence.
authors: Corresponding author: Section on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology, NIAAA & NIDA, NIH, 10 Center Drive (10CRC/15330) MSC 1108, Room 1-5429, Bethesda, MD 20892-1108, USA. lorenzo.leggio@nih.gov.
authors: Eugenia M
authors: EM
authors: Gurvich
authors: George A
authors: GA
authors: Kenna
authors: Lorenzo
authors: L
authors: Leggio
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000097:blood; D004349:Drug Packaging; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008838:Microcomputers; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010349:Patient Compliance; D013672:Technology; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol
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