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NCT Number: NCT00648206

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Driving Under the Influence Behavior Criminal Behavior Dangerous Behavior

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Public Health Institute

Helsinki, Finland

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years or older
  • driver of a motorised vehicle

Exclusion criteria

  • 17 years or younger
  • not the driver of a motorised vehicle

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. assessment of both alcohol and drugs in suspected DUI cases

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. prevalence of psychoactive substances in the general driving population

    Time frame: three years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • European Commission
  • Ministry of Internal Affairs, Finland

Registry information

Official study title

Retrospective Study of Unrequested Analytical Data in DUID-cases From a 2 Week Period

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2011
First posted
Apr 1, 2008
Registry last updated
Nov 4, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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