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Driving is a set of complex tasks and requires use of multiple cognitive domains, including attention, planning, and memory. In laboratory studies, the main psychoactive component in cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), was shown to impair short-term memory, attention, reaction time, tracking, and coordination, resulting, for instance, in significantly more deviations from the lane and increased break latency. Surveys and epidemiological studies suggest that cannabis consumption is associated with increased risks of collision.

The current study aims to evaluate individual driving behavior and performance on various neurocognitive tests and their correlated neural networks while under the influence of cannabis and while sober. The investigators will use the STISIM driving simulator, which is fully MRI compatible, to study brain activation, while participants are performing various driving maneuvers.

The goals of the study are:

1. identify driving performance and patterns in brain activation associated with cannabis exposure and compare them to brain patterns of the same participants while sober;

2. compare participant's performance on cognitive tasks while under the influence of cannabis and sober;

3. look for correlations between concentration of cannabinoids in the participants' blood and their driving performance and performance on cognitive tasks;

4. correlate demographic variables and personal history (e.g. tolerance to drug) with performance and brain activation while driving under the influence of cannabis.


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NCT number NCT03581058
Study type Interventional
Source St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
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Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 1
Start date August 8, 2018
Completion date December 31, 2020

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