Prevalence, Awareness, Attitudes and Patterns of Stimulant Drug Use Among Students in Egyptian Universities

NCT ID: NCT06646822

Last Updated: 2025-10-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 1500 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-12-10
• Study Completion Date: 2025-11-30

Brief Summary

Stimulants are dangerous drugs that are commonly abused by individuals looking to stay alert and focused, lose weight, stay awake, and get high. Although these drugs can be extremely harmful and even life-threatening, many of them can also be used to treat conditions like ADHD, narcolepsy, and in some cases, depression. There are many types of stimulant drugs, and it can be beneficial to know a little about each one, its purposes, and how harmful it can be when abused.

Illicit stimulants are usually schedule II, depending on whether or not they can be used to treat medical conditions. While some variations of stimulants are schedule I drugs, most are extremely addictive and dangerous schedule II substances. These drugs are often abused in a binge-crash pattern. According to the NIDA Teen, "In order to keep the 'high' going, people may take the drug repeatedly within a short period of time, at increasingly higher doses." This makes these drugs extremely addictive.

The aim of this survey to detect prevalence of non prescription stimulants in Egyptian students and increase their awareness of the harmful effects of these drugs.

Detailed Description

Methodology Undergraduate students at a large public university in Egypt (Minia, Assuit, Souhag, South Valley) who were 18 years of age or older took the survey in 2024. All survey and recruitment materials were approved by Minia University, faculty of pharmacy.

Students will receive survey through email. Students took the survey online at a time and location of their choice. No time limit was imposed. Participants will automatically routed through each section of the survey. First, students read a description of the study, including potential benefits and costs of taking the survey, and then they will be asked if they are a current undergraduate student at the participating university and their age. First section included the demographic data of participants, the second section the investigator will aske participants to indicate if they had ever been prescribed a stimulant. If participant answered yes, participants will route to the next section which asks about the frequency of use, the effects of stimulants and any complain if present.

Conditions

Study of Stimulants in Egypt

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

study group

Undergraduate students at a large public university in Egypt who were 18 years of age or older took the survey in 2024. All survey and recruitment materials were approved by Minia University, faculty of pharmacy.

Students were received survey through email. Students took the survey online at a time and location of their choice.

questionnaire

Intervention Type: OTHER

observational study

Interventions

questionnaire

observational study

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Academic student Age (18-30) years Included in medical faculty

Exclusion Criteria

• Not undergraduates student Aged < 18 years

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Asmaa Ahmed Hamed Mohie Eldin

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Asmaa Ahmed Hamed Mohie Eldin

Associate professor

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Asmaa Ahmed Hamed

Minya, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

MPEC 240704

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MPEC 240704

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id