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Effect of Cannabis on Simulated and Actual Driving in Healthy Subjects

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Other: tobacco
Other: Cannabis
Registration Number
NCT01118364
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Brief Summary

Assess the effect of cigarette smoking of tobacco with or without addition of resin cannabis on driving performance in healthy volunteers in simulated driving in Marseille and Toulouse, and in real world driving to Bordeaux.

Multicenter Study of phase 1, randomized, double-blind, cross plan, carried out in healthy male volunteers.

Detailed Description

* To compare performance data driving with the data self-assessed on the ability to drive, and the level of sleepiness and fatigue

* To measure the effects of distractive task on driving performance, consisting of a conversation with co-driver of the real or simulated vehicle (a series of difficult questions involving reflection)

* To validate the (known) effects of cannabis

* To adapt equipment and standardize methods for the pharmacological studies evaluating other types of substances having an impact on driving (antihistamines, antidepressants, antiparkinsonian ...) and other populations of subjects (men versus women, young versus elderly, healthy versus sick ...)

* To compare data obtained under conditions of simulated driving and actual driving situation, under identical experimental conditions (volunteers, narcotic substance, experimental) and measure the degree of ecological validity of the simulation of driving

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Weight +/- 10% of ideal weight
  • Tobacco smoker moderate
  • Having already smoked of the cannabis (less 1 time per month)
  • Not consuming in a way exaggerated by some coffee, tea or cola
  • Not having acute or chronic pathologies
  • Normal electrocardiogram
  • Not taking a drug interfering with the study
  • Not presenting disorder of sleeping
  • Having a driving license for at least 3 years and driving more 3000 km per year
  • Normal acuteness or corrected visual acuteness and normal vision of colors
  • Reachable and available during the study
  • No nausea or vomit during using of a driving simulator
  • Having a national insurance scheme
  • Volunteer
Exclusion Criteria
  • Women
  • Weight deviating of 10% of ideal weight
  • Consuming moreover 5 cup of caffeine drinks
  • Drinking alcohol regularly
  • Acute or chronic pathologies interfering with the study
  • Abnormal electrocardiogram
  • Asthmatic
  • Dependence present or spent in a psychotropic substance
  • Presenting an anxious or depressive syndrome
  • Circadian typology (Horne et Ostberg)
  • Positive control in the cannabis in urines the day of the balance assessment of inclusion
  • Positive control in alcohol the day of the balance assessment of inclusion
  • Participating in another clinical study
  • Having collected an upper total amount of compensations allowances
  • Deprived of freedom further to a court or administrative order
  • Risk of not observance
  • Duration average of sleep of 3 nights previous every session lower than 80 % of the average duration of sleep which the volunteer thinks of needing to be in shape

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
cigarette without cannabistobaccoa cigarette tobacco trade mark "Drum"
cigarette with cannabisCannabisa cigarette tobacco trade mark "Drum" with the addition of 250 mg of cannabis resin with 8% of D9THC (20 mg per cigarette)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Line crossing1 years

Measurement of inappropriate crossing of the limits of track in real or simulated driving

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of fitness to drive during work distraction1 years
Evaluation of sleepiness and fatigue1 years
Weaving1 years

Measure of the deviation of the lateral position of the vehicle on the real or simulated road

Evaluation of fitness to drive1 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assistance Hôpitaux de Marseille

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Marseille, France

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