NCT01007877

Energy Drinks & Driving Ability

'Study to Investigate the Effects of an Energy Drink During a 15-minute Break Versus Continued Driving on Driving Performance in the STISIM Driving Simulator'

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Rationale: Sleepiness behind the wheel is the cause of many traffic accidents. It is claimed that a 15-minute break and consuming an energy drink such as Red Bull® Energy Drink counteracts driver sleepiness. Objective: The objective of this study is to compare driving simulator performance after (1) a 15-minute break with placebo, (2) a 15-minute break with Red Bull® Energy Drink, and (3) continued driving. Study design: A double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. Study population: Healthy human volunteers, 21-35 years old. Intervention: Each subject performs 3 test days: 1. 4 hours continued driving 2. 2 hours driving, a 15-minute break + Red Bull® Energy Drink, followed by 2 hours driving 3. 2 hours driving, a 15-minute break + placebo, followed by 2 hours driving Main study parameters/endpoints: Standard Deviation of Lateral Position (SDLP), i.e. the weaving of the car.

Conditions

• Driver Sleepiness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Red Bull Energy drink	During a 15 minute break, subjects consume 250 ml of Red Bull® Energy Drink or placebo. Before and after the break, a 2 hour driving test is scheduled.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-02-01
• Completion: 2010-02-01
• First posted: 2009-11-04
• Last updated: 2011-04-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands