Status:

UNKNOWN

Cannabis Consumption and Driving Impairment Assessment on a Closed Course

Lead Sponsor:

Bayliss J. Camp, PhD

Conditions:

Cannabis Smoking

Driving Impaired

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-55 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

In a true experiment, roughly 300 volunteer participants will smoke active cannabis, a corresponding placebo, or no substance at all (control). Next, participants will complete a drive test and then b...

Detailed Description

The easing of restrictions on the use of cannabis for recreational purposes presents a new challenge for policing of impaired driving, which is to say Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DUI-D), spe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Possessing a valid California driver's license
  • Cannabis use in the past six months
  • Willing and able to abstain from alcohol, cannabis, and other recreational drugs for 24 hours prior to scheduled participation
  • Willing and able to avoid driving and operating heavy machinery for at least four hours after participation
  • Residence within approximately 15 miles of the study site
  • Possessing the capacity to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Completion of a roadside sobriety test during the previous 12 months
  • Physical or psychological conditions that can be exacerbated by cannabis use, or for which cannabis use is contraindicated
  • Potential presence of Cannabis Use Disorder as assessed by a modified version of the Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test
  • Potential presence of Substance Use Disorder as assessed by a modified version of the Drug Abuse Screening Test
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding reported
  • Unwillingness to be transported by taxi
  • Having been convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) within five years prior to scheduled participation
  • Parole or probation status
  • One or more felony convictions on record involving aggressive or dangerous criminal activity
  • Any of the following at the time of the experimental session: breath alcohol content of .01% or greater; positive pregnancy test; cannabis consumption considered unsafe following medical checkup by the study nurse; or driving test behavior considered hazardous by the driving examiner

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 3 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06059677

Start Date

October 3 2023

End Date

December 31 2024

Last Update

September 29 2023

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California Department of Motor Vehicles Headquarters

Sacramento, California, United States, 95818-2606