Study of the Relationship Between Dose-concentration-effect of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the Ability to Drive in Chronic or Occasional Cannabis Users

Summary

Study of the effects of smoked cannabis consumption on performance on a driving simulator and reaction time. The study aims to explore the relationship between concentrations of cannabis in the blood, driving performance and reaction time.

Timeline

Start

2014-01

Primary completion

2015-07

Completion

2016-03

Publications

• Hartley S, Simon N, Cardozo B, Larabi IA, Alvarez JC. Can inhaled cannabis users accurately evaluate impaired driving ability? A randomized controlled trial. Front Public Health. 2023 Nov 22;11:1234765. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1234765. eCollection 2023.
• Alvarez JC, Hartley S, Etting I, Ribot M, Derridj-Ait-Younes N, Verstuyft C, Larabi IA, Simon N. Population pharmacokinetic model of blood THC and its metabolites in chronic and occasional cannabis users and relationship with on-site oral fluid testing. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Aug;87(8):3139-3149. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14724. Epub 2021 Jan 12.
• Hartley S, Simon N, Larabi A, Vaugier I, Barbot F, Quera-Salva MA, Alvarez JC. Effect of Smoked Cannabis on Vigilance and Accident Risk Using Simulated Driving in Occasional and Chronic Users and the Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Relationship. Clin Chem. 2019 May;65(5):684-693. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2018.299727. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.