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ArticleAddiction biology2021

The future of translational research on alcohol use disorder.

Lara A Ray, Erica N Grodin, Lorenzo Leggio, Anita J Bechtholt, Howard Becker, Sarah W Feldstein Ewing, James David Jentsch, Andrea C King, Barbara J Mason, Stephanie O'Malley and 3 more

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Article in Addiction biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
34citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Modulation of Alcohol Use Disorder by Brain Stimulation.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 11 institutions in 4 countries.

Lara A RayDepartment of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5734-9444
Erica N GrodinDepartment of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Lorenzo LeggioSection on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research and National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Medication Development Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD; Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7284-8754
Anita J BechtholtDivision of Treatment and Recovery Research, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Howard BeckerCharleston Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science; Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina; Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Sarah W Feldstein EwingDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
James David JentschDepartment of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA.
Andrea C KingDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Barbara J MasonPearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction Research, The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, California, USA.
Stephanie O'MalleyDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
James MacKillopPeter Boris Center for Addictions Research, McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8695-1071
Markus HeiligCenter for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden.
George F KoobNational Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
National Institutes of Health · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USBinghamton University · USLinköping University · SEMedical University of South Carolina · USNational Institute on Drug Abuse · USOregon Health & Science University · USScripps Research Institute · USSt. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton · CAUniversity of Chicago · USYale University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology (CPN)ZIAAA000218 · NIAAA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM · PI LEGGIO, LORENZO · 2013 to 2020
$22.8M
Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology (CPN)ZIADA000635 · NIDA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE · PI LEGGIO, LORENZO · 2020 to 2025
$15.2M
Alcohol Stimulation and Sedation in Binge Drinkers - Renewal 01R01AA013746 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI DANIEL J FRIDBERG, ANDREA C KING · 2003 to 2026
$11.6M
UCLA Training Program in Translational Neuroscience of Drug Abuse (TNDA)T32DA024635 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LARA A. RAY, Kate M Wassum · 2008 to 2026
$6.2M
Clinical Neuroscience of Alcoholism: Integrating Neuroscience and Clinical TrialsK24AA025704 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LARA A. RAY · 2018 to 2026
$1.3M
Translational Addiction MedicineZIADA000634 · NIDA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE · PI LEGGIO, LORENZO · 2020 to 2021
$505k
Elucidating the Effects of Neuroimmune Modulation on Neural Substrates of Alcohol Cue and Stress ReactivityF32AA027699 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GRODIN, ERICA N · 2019 to 2020
$103k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIAAA NIH HHS F32 AA027699NIAAA NIH HHS K24 AA025704NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA013746NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA024635
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In March 2019, a scientific meeting was held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Luskin Center to discuss approaches to expedite the translation of neurobiological insights to advances in the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD). A guiding theme that emerged was that while translational research in AUD is clearly a challenge, it is also a field ripe with opportunities. Herein, we seek to summarize and disseminate the recommendations for the future of translational AUD research using four sections. First, we briefly review the current landscape of AUD treatment including the available evidence-based treatments and their uptake in clinical settings. Second, we discuss AUD treatment development efforts from a translational science viewpoint. We review current hurdles to treatment development as well as opportunities for mechanism-informed treatment. Third, we consider models of translational science and public health impact. Together, these critical insights serve as the bases for a series of recommendations and future directions. Towards the goal of improving clinical care and population health for AUD, scientists are tasked with bolstering the clinical applicability of their research findings so as to expedite the translation of knowledge into patient care.

Indexed as

Alcohol DeterrentsAlcoholismClinical Trials as TopicCognitive Behavioral TherapyHumansPatient-Centered CareTerminology as TopicTranslational Research, BiomedicalUnited StatesAlcohol DeterrentsAUDmedicationsresearchtranslationaltreatmenttreatment gap

Identifiers

PMID32286721
PMCPMC7554164
OpenAlexW3016165001

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