Testing Alcohol Only Samples for Drugs and Drugs Only Samples for Alcohol

NCT ID: NCT00648206

Last Updated: 2013-11-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-09-30

Study Completion Date

2011-10-31

Brief Summary

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This study intends to supply information about the prevalence of psychoactive drugs and alcohol in suspected DUI samples which are suspected of only one of these rather than both drugs and alcohol.

Police samples for suspected DUI samples that have been sent for alcohol analysis or drug analysis only will be screened for drugs and alcohol respectively.

Detailed Description

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There are 3 different possibilities for forensic analysis of suspected driving under the influence samples. Testing for alcohol or drugs only or testing for both alcohol and drugs.

Often if the primary suspicion of the apprehending police officer is of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol then only laboratory analysis concerning that primary suspicion is requested.

The study aims to provide information about those 'missed cases' where only analysis for drugs or alcohol is carried out. Traffic police samples from a 2 week period are to be screened for both drugs and alcohol, even if the primary suspicion is only one of these.

The study is part of the EU-project DRUID. Altogether 13 European countries are participating in DRUID.

Conditions

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Driving Under the Influence

Keywords

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driving under the influence psychoactive substances blood samples Prevalence of psychoactive substances in road traffic

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CROSSOVER

Study Groups

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1

drivers of motorised vehicles suspected of driving under the influence of psychoactive drugs or alcohol

No interventions assigned to this group

2

drivers stopped in police traffic controls and breathalysed positive for alcohol

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years or older
* driver of a motorised vehicle

Exclusion Criteria

* 17 years or younger
* not the driver of a motorised vehicle
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ministry of Internal Affairs, Finland

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

European Commission

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pirjo Lillsunde, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Locations

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National Public Health Institute

Helsinki, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

Related Links

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http://www.druid-project.eu

Official home page of the EU-project

Other Identifiers

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KTL 419-9

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id