Student Athlete Testing Using Random Notification

NCT00451854 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DA-12018
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 14,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Drug Abuse; Alcohol Abuse; Substance Abuse

Keywords

Drug testing; Adolescence; Student athlete; Substance abuse; Alcohol use; Drug use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The specific measure that will be used to determine the effect of the intervention on drug and alcohol use as determined by confidential and anonymous surveys.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Potential risk and protective factors for drug and alcohol use behavior.

Interventions

Random, no advanced notice drug and alcohol testing PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): lead

Study Sites (1)

Oregon Health & Science University, Divsion of Health Promotion & Sports Medicine

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Goldberg L, Elliot DL, MacKinnon DP, Moe E, Kuehl KS, Nohre L, Lockwood CM. Drug testing athletes to prevent substance abuse: background and pilot study results of the SATURN (Student Athlete Testing Using Random Notification) study. J Adolesc Health. 2003 Jan;32(1):16-25. doi: 10.1016/s1054-139x(02)00444-5.

  PMID: 12507797 RESULT

• Goldberg L, Elliot DL, MacKinnon DP, Moe EL, Kuehl KS, Yoon M, Taylor A, Williams J. Outcomes of a prospective trial of student-athlete drug testing: the Student Athlete Testing Using Random Notification (SATURN) study. J Adolesc Health. 2007 Nov;41(5):421-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.08.001.

  PMID: 17950161 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders; Alcoholism; Alcohol Drinking

Interventions

Random Allocation; Ethanol

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders; Alcohol-Related Disorders; Drinking Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Alcohols; Organic Chemicals

Study Officials

• Linn Goldberg, M.D.

  Oregon Health and Science University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 23, 2007
• First Posted: March 26, 2007
• Study Start: September 1, 1999
• Study Completion: October 1, 2002
• Last Updated: January 11, 2017

Record last verified: 2007-03

Locations

US (1)