NCT02710578

Alcohol Effects on Driving-related Skills of Young Drivers

Acute and Residual Effects of Alcohol on Young Drivers' Performance of Driving Related Skills

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Given the known driving behavior of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and some of its parallel to driving under the influence of cannabis, this supplemental study aims to validate the sensitivity of the primary and secondary outcome measures employed in a cannabis and driving study currently in progress.

Detailed description

This study will examine the effects of an intoxicating dose of alcohol on driving-related skills among young drivers using driving simulator technology. This study is a double-blind, placebo-controlled mixed design study, including randomized between-subjects comparison of the effects of alcohol intoxication and both between- and within-subjects examination of acute and residual effects at approximately 24 and 48 hours following one-time alcohol administration. Initial contact with potential participants will be made by telephone, where study personnel will conduct a telephone screen for eligibility. Those telephone screened as eligible will attend CAMH for an eligibility assessment. Enrolled participants will complete four sessions on consecutive days: a practice day, an alcohol administration day, and a 24-hour and 48-hour post-alcohol session.

Conditions

• Psychomotor Impairment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Alcohol	A single oral administration of an alcoholic beverage mixed in a 1:3 ratio of alcohol (Vodka) to tonic water to obtain a target BAC of 0.08mg%
DRUG	Placebo	A single oral administration of a beverage containing tonic water of the same volume as the alcoholic beverage.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-18
• Completion: 2017-07-18
• First posted: 2016-03-17
• Last updated: 2019-01-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada