Influence of Alcohol and Peer Passengers on Risky Driving Behavior in Young Adults
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01595659 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 10, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 25, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Accidents, Traffic | Behavioral: Passenger | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 240 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Influence of Alcohol and Peer Passengers on Risky Driving Behavior in Young Adults |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 30, 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 3, 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 3, 2015 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: no alcohol and passenger
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) = 0.00% and risk accepting or averse passenger
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Behavioral: Passenger
Driving with risk accepting or risk averse passenger |
Experimental: low alcohol dose and passenger
BAC = 0.02% and risk accepting or averse passenger
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Behavioral: Passenger
Driving with risk accepting or risk averse passenger |
Experimental: moderate alcohol dose and passenger
BAC = 0.05% and risk accepting or averse passenger
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Behavioral: Passenger
Driving with risk accepting or risk averse passenger |
- Risky driving in a simulator [ Time Frame: within 1 hr after alcohol dose ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 21 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- being 18 to 21 years of age (18 years old is the legal age for alcohol consumption in the province of Quebec)
- past experirence with drinking at least 2 alcoholic beverages in one episode
- having a provisional driving license
- driving in the past 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- health problem that contraindicates participation
- pregnant or breastfeeding
- signs of problem drinking
- positive BAC or recent drug use measured at arrival

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01595659
Canada, Quebec | |
Université de Sherbrooke | |
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, J4K 0A8 |
Principal Investigator: | Marie Claude Ouimet, Ph.D. | Université de Sherbrooke |
Responsible Party: | Marie Claude Ouimet, Associate professor, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01595659 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MOP-111034 |
First Posted: | May 10, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 25, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Risk Young drivers Alcohol Passengers Gender |