Nitrous Oxyde Misuse Among Teenagers Consulting in an Addictology Center Dedicated to Young Drug Users in Montpellier

Completed

• Conditions: Nitrous Oxide; Drug Abuse
• Interventions: Other: assessing the nitrous oxide misuse

• Registration Number: NCT04301024
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier

Brief Summary

Nitrous oxide gas is used in several application areas : medical as an anesthetic drug ; in food industry as a foaming and a mixing agent ; industrial to speed combustion. It is also misused for its hilarant, euphoric and hallucinogenic effect. For this purpose the gas is transfered in a balloon to be inhaled.

As its effects are briefs, its consumption is often perseived as safe. However, some risks exist and are majorated by the way of use and for some groups of people.

Since 2016, the French observatory of drug and substances addiction (OFDT) describes an increasing misuse of nitrous oxide amoung teenagers and young adults. In november 2019, a french press release alerts on the recent increasing of neurologic side effects related to the misuse of nitrous oxide.

That's why, it seems to be interesting to improve the screening of nitrous oxide abuse, in particular amoung adolescents and young adults.

In our study, the investigators would like to determine the characteristics (social, medical, any drug abuse) of teenagers and young adults who misuse nitrous oxide. Through a questionnaire, the investigators plan to select teenagers and young adults who consult in an addictology center dedicated to young drug consumers in Montpellier. This questionnaire is anonymous. The data will be collected only after obtaining the patient's agreement.

The final goal is to create a tool to help general practitioners in screening young people at risk of nitrous oxyde misuse.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-03-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-03-06
• Study First Posted: 2020-03-09
• Study Start: 2020-03-30
• Primary Completion: 2020-06-30
• Study Completion: 2020-09-30
• Status Verified: 2020-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-11-23
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
nitrous oxide misusers	assessing the nitrous oxide misuse	nitrous oxide misusers among the teenagers consulting in an addictology center dedicated to young drug users in Montpellier

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
nitrous oxide misuse	1 day	Description of Nitrous oxide misuse based to answers of a self report questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
use of other drugs (cannabis, tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, heroine)	1 day	the use of other drugs (cannabis, tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, heroine. Use of other drug rated by screening test ( CAST ; AUDIT ; Fagerström)
Assess of the side effect based to answers	1 day	Assess of the side effect based to answers of a self report questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Uhmontpellier; 🇫🇷 Montpellier, France