Student Athlete Testing Using Random Notification

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Conditions studied: Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of drug testing on risk and protective factors of substance abuse among adolescents; examine whether drug and alcohol testing among high school athletes leads to reduced drug and alcohol use; and assess the use of drugs and alcohol among student athletes and non-athletes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00451854

Run by

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

People needed

14000

Starts

1999-09-01

Expected to finish

2002-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-11

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Schools without previous drug and alcohol testing policies, willing to design and implement a drug and alcohol policy conforming to the United States Supreme Court Decision (Acton v Vernonia, willing to be randomized to an active drug testing or control (deferred testing) condition, and agreement of school district school board and principals

You may not qualify if…

• Schools with current alcohol or drug testing policy, unwillingness to be randomized to control and drug testing

Where it is running

• Oregon Health & Science University, Divsion of Health Promotion & Sports Medicine — Portland, Oregon, United States

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