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Psychiatric EmergencyDRUGSNCT04173546

Identification of Psychoactive Substance Users in Young Adults (16 to 25 Years Old) Visiting the Emergency Department

An observational study of Psychiatric Emergency and Drug Use, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Adolescence is a time for great physical and psychological change and it's often at that period of life that first use of psychoactive substances occurs. Although addiction is rare in teenagers, psychoactive substances abuse can have serious long-term health consequences on them. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 to 25 years
Conditions the study is for
Psychiatric Emergency, Drug Use
How many people
459 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
11 Feb 2020to 15 Apr 2021
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 to 25 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Study population: Young people aged 16-25 inclusive, admitted to the Medical and Psychiatric Emergency Department (Building N) of the Edouard Herriot Hospital.

Who may be able to join

  • All patients aged 16 to 25 admitted at the Medical and Psychiatric Emergency Department.
  • For adults: those who will agree to participate in this study
  • For Minors from the age of 16: those who will agree to participate and want to exercise their rights by themselves or for whom one parent or legal guardian agrees for their participation.

Who cannot join

  • patient who doesn't understand French
  • patient under legal protection measures or guardianship
  • confused person (GSC < 15)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Hôpital Edouard Herriot

    Lyon, 69003

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About this study

Official title: Systematic Screening and Identification of Psychoactive Substances Users in Young Adults (16 to 25 Years Old) Visiting the Emergency Department

Adolescence is a time for great physical and psychological change and it's often at that period of life that first use of psychoactive substances occurs. Although addiction is rare in teenagers, psychoactive substances abuse can have serious long-term health consequences on them. This is therefore a priority for all healthcare providers to identify early use and abuse of drugs in the youth's population.

The addictive process underlies environmental, genetic and individual causes. That is why it is somehow possible to identify individuals at risk based on some common sociological, cultural and environmental risk factors.

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Due to the acute consequences of psychoactive substances abuses, Emergency Departments are main checkpoints for the screening of young drug users. Indeed, one patient out of five admitted in an Emergency Department shows a positive blood alcohol concentration regardless of the reason for their admission. This rate is twice as high as in the overall population. Hence, Emergency Departments are at the front-line for screening, caring, referral and transfer of psychoactive substances users. That is why the Emergency Department is the best place for this study.

In 2004, the special consultations of young consumers were founded in order to deal with these special cases where dependence is not yet established or installed and care has to be adapted to the age. Offering help to this age range represents a real challenge since only 20% of the teenagers come to visit this special consultations on their own initiative. The rest of teenagers are either obliged by their parents or sentenced by a court. The investigators assume that the repetition of care offered to the teenagers by repeated emergency admissions could trigger their own desire to overcome their drug use disorders and visit the Addictionology Department.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Consumption questionnaire and urinary strips to detect psychoactive substances users

    The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of psychoactive substances use among young adults, aged 16 to 25, visiting the Emergency Department.

    This evaluation will be twofold:

    • declarative through a consumption questionnaire (response by Yes or No without score) (whole life, past three months and previous month)
    • analytical by means of a urinary screening for recent consumptions (from a few days to a few weeks according to the products) of seven psychoactive substances (Alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, ecstasy, amphetamines, cocaine, morphinics).

    Measured: Follow-up time: 3 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Nov 2019
  2. Study start11 Feb 2020
  3. Primary completion15 Apr 2021
  4. Study completion15 Apr 2021

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
459 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04173546
Sponsor's protocol ID
69HCL18_0974
Acronym
DRUGS
Status last verified
Apr 2021
First submitted
15 Nov 2019
Last updated
26 Apr 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Psychiatric Emergency and Drug Use, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Apr 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Consumption questionnaire and urinary strips to detect psychoactive substances users (time frame: Follow-up time: 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Apr 2021.

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