Whole Blood-plasma-oral Fluid Ratios of Psychoactive Drugs and Medicines

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Status: Completed

Conditions: Driving Under the Influence

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00650130

KTL 417-7

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to get new information on the whole blood-plasma-oral fluid ratios of psychoactive drugs which are encountered in traffic.

Samples are taken from drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs or medicines. The samples are analysed with immunological methods and GC-MS.

Observations from Police and a physician on impairment are combined with the results of the different bodily fluids. Observational evaluations and substance concentrations are compared.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years or older
• driver of a motorised vehicle

Exclusion criteria

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

Trial design

300 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

drivers of motorised vehicles suspected of being under the influence of psychoactive drugs