Nitrous Oxyde Misuse Among Teenagers Consulting in an Addictology Center Dedicated to Young Drug Users in Montpellier

Drug Abuse Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Nitrous Oxyde Misuse Among Teenagers Consulting in an Addictology Center Dedicated to Young Drug Users: an Observational Study Led in Montpellier

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04301024
• Other study ID #: RECHMPL20_0116
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 30, 2020
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: November 2020
• Source: University Hospital, Montpellier
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Nitrous oxide gas is used in several application areas : medical as an anesthetic drug ; in food industry as a foaming and a mixing agent ; industrial to speed combustion. It is also misused for its hilarant, euphoric and hallucinogenic effect. For this purpose the gas is transfered in a balloon to be inhaled.

As its effects are briefs, its consumption is often perseived as safe. However, some risks exist and are majorated by the way of use and for some groups of people.

Since 2016, the French observatory of drug and substances addiction (OFDT) describes an increasing misuse of nitrous oxide amoung teenagers and young adults. In november 2019, a french press release alerts on the recent increasing of neurologic side effects related to the misuse of nitrous oxide.

That's why, it seems to be interesting to improve the screening of nitrous oxide abuse, in particular amoung adolescents and young adults.

In our study, the investigators would like to determine the characteristics (social, medical, any drug abuse) of teenagers and young adults who misuse nitrous oxide. Through a questionnaire, the investigators plan to select teenagers and young adults who consult in an addictology center dedicated to young drug consumers in Montpellier. This questionnaire is anonymous. The data will be collected only after obtaining the patient's agreement.

The final goal is to create a tool to help general practitioners in screening young people at risk of nitrous oxyde misuse.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• teenagers and young adults consulting in an addictology center dedicated to young abusers in Montpellier and who agree with being included in the study

Exclusion criteria:

• to refuse to participate to the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Drug Abuse
• Nitrous Oxide
• Substance-Related Disorders

Intervention

Other:
• assessing the nitrous oxide misuse
assessing the nitrous oxide misuse among teenagers consulting in an addioctology center dedicated to young drug users in montpellier

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Uhmontpellier	Montpellier

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Montpellier

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	nitrous oxide misuse	Description of Nitrous oxide misuse based to answers of a self report questionnaire	1 day
Secondary	use of other drugs (cannabis, tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, heroine)	the use of other drugs (cannabis, tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, heroine. Use of other drug rated by screening test ( CAST ; AUDIT ; Fagerström)	1 day
Secondary	Assess of the side effect based to answers	Assess of the side effect based to answers of a self report questionnaire	1 day