Oral Fluid Screening Devices

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Status: Completed

Conditions: Drug-impaired Driving

Treatments: Behavioral: Checklist: drug recognition expert; Device: On-site oral fluid screening devices

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00571207

KTL 402-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research includes the evaluation of a checklist and on-site screening devices to pre-select drivers suspected of being drug-impaired. The reliability of a limited number of promising on-site screening devices will be investigated. The devices tested will have to be promising regarding both reliability and practicality. In addition to the scientific evaluation of the checklist and the oral fluid screening devices, the time consumption of the selection procedure as a whole (checklist + oral fluid screening) will be evaluated.

Outcome of the study will be recommendations for the roadside selection procedure of drivers suspected of drug-related impairment. The recommendations will concentrate on the reliability of the selection procedure.

The study is part of an EU project DRUID. Two other countries in Europe take part to this study along with Finland.

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Drivers of motorised vehicles
• 18 years or older
• Willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

• Younger than 18
• Not willing to participate

Trial design

250 participants in 2 patient groups

I

Description:

Drivers suspected of driving under the influence of drugs

Treatment:

Device: On-site oral fluid screening devices

Behavioral: Checklist: drug recognition expert

II

Description:

Drivers not suspected of driving under the influence of drugs

Treatment:

Device: On-site oral fluid screening devices

Behavioral: Checklist: drug recognition expert