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Sedative-Anxiolytic Effects on Simulated Driving Performance

A Phase 4 interventional study of Alprazolam 2mg (2ALP/PLC) and Alprazolam 1mg (1ALP/PLC) in Psychomotor Impairment, sponsored by Marion Coe. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-29.

Sponsored by Marion Coe · Phase 4, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study evaluates the effect of anxiety drugs taken at night on the ability to drive a car the next day. Participants will receive alprazolam, placebo, or zolpidem at night before bed or in the morning before using a driving simulator to assess impairment.

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Conditions studied

  • Psychomotor Impairment

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • valid driver's license
  • english-speaking and literate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • using daily medication for chronic condition
  • acute narrow angle glaucoma
  • previous adverse experience with study drugs
  • experiences motion sickness in response to driving simulator
  • BMI > 30
  • women who are pregnant, lactating, or planning on becoming pregnant
  • regular use of tobacco products
  • current substance use disorder
  • clinically significant ECG
  • current ongoing psychiatric disorder
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    All Participants

    All participants received each intervention with alprazolam, zolpidem and placebo.

    Drug: Alprazolam 2mg (2ALP/PLC) · Drug: Alprazolam 1mg (1ALP/PLC) · Drug: Alprazolam 0.5mg (0.5ALP/PLC) · Drug: Zolpidem 10mg (ZOL/PLC) · Drug: Placebo (PLC/PLC) · Drug: Alprazolam 1mg (PLC/ALC)

Interventions

  • DrugAlprazolam 2mg (2ALP/PLC)

    2mg alprazolam administered at night, placebo administered in the morning.

  • DrugAlprazolam 1mg (1ALP/PLC)

    1mg alprazolam administered at night, placebo administered in the morning.

  • DrugAlprazolam 0.5mg (0.5ALP/PLC)

    0.5mg alprazolam administered at night, placebo administered in the morning.

  • DrugZolpidem 10mg (ZOL/PLC)

    10mg alprazolam administered at night, placebo administered in the morning.

  • DrugPlacebo (PLC/PLC)

    Placebo administered at night, placebo administered in the morning.

  • DrugAlprazolam 1mg (PLC/ALC)

    Placebo administered at night, 1mg alprazolam administered in the morning.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Standard Deviation of Lane Position (SLDP)

    Lane deviation (swerving) on a driving simulator. This is measured as the distance (cm) the driver deviates from the lane.

    Time frame: 16 hours

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Results

Posted Jan 29, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneAll Participants
Started15
2alp/plc15
1alp/plc15
0.5alp/plc15
Zol/plc15
Plc/plc15
Plc/alp15
Completed15
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryStandard Deviation of Lane Position (SLDP)

Lane deviation (swerving) on a driving simulator. This is measured as the distance (cm) the driver deviates from the lane.

Time frame:
16 hours
Reported as:
Mean · distance (cm)
Standard Deviation of Lane Position (SLDP)
distance (cm)All Participants
2ALP/PLC40.08 (28.1 to 68.1)
1ALP/PLC37.28 (28.0 to 54.9)
0.5ALP/PLC36.06 (27.6 to 53.7)
ZOL/PLC37.61 (28.3 to 65.6)
PLC/PLC36.30 (29.7 to 58.9)
PLC/ALP40.72 (28.5 to 68.7)

Adverse events

Collected over 16 hours. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
2ALP/PLC0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)
1ALP/PLC0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)1/15 (6.7%)
0.5ALP/PLC0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)
ZOL/PLC0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)2/15 (13.3%)
PLC/PLC0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)
PLC/ALP0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
Event2ALP/PLC1ALP/PLC0.5ALP/PLCZOL/PLCPLC/PLCPLC/ALP
HeadacheGeneral disorders0/151/150/151/150/150/15
Stomach AcheGastrointestinal disorders0/150/150/151/150/150/15

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)All Participants
Mean30.53 ± 8.18
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)All Participants
Female9
Male6
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)All Participants
Hispanic or Latino0
Not Hispanic or Latino15
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)All Participants
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American1
White14
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)All Participants
United States15
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Study locations

1 site
  • Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
    Lexington, Kentucky 40508, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Informed consent form · Mar 29, 2017
  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Mar 29, 2017

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03297944
Lead sponsor
Marion Coe
Collaborators
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Responsible party
Marion Coe (Doctoral Candidate, University of Kentucky) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Sep 29, 2017
Start date
Sep 15, 2017
Primary completion
Oct 25, 2018
Completion
Oct 25, 2018
Results posted
Jan 29, 2020
Last update
Jan 29, 2020

Study contacts

Marion Coe
principal investigator · University of Kentucky

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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