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New tech aims to catch drunk drivers before they crash

NCT ID NCT05796609

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Bern Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a system that uses car sensors and machine learning to tell if a driver is drunk. 55 volunteers drove a real car after drinking alcohol. The goal was to create an algorithm that can spot impaired driving and warn the driver.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

55 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2023

Finished

Aug 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent as documented by signature. * In possession of a definite Swiss or EU driving license. * At least 21 years old * Active driving in the last 6 months. * No special equipment needed when driving. * Drinks alcohol at least occasionally (moderate/social consumption). * Fluent in (Swiss) German and no speech impairment. Exclusion Criteria: * Health concerns that are incompatible with alcohol consumption. * Any potential participant currently taking illegal drugs or medications that interact with alcohol. * Women who are pregnant or breast feeding. * Intention to become pregnant during the course of the study. * Teetotallers (alcohol abstinent persons). * Alcohol misuse (excessive alcohol consumption habits/risky drinking behaviour (according to WHO definition) and/or the biomarker PEth in capillary blood \> 200 ng/mL at first visit. * Known or suspected drug abuse within 4 weeks before the study (e.g., positive urine drug test at first visit). * Non-compliance to alcohol abstinence within 24 hours before the study visits. * Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g., due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant. * Participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study.

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Conditions

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Alcohol Drinking Carney complex Driving Under the Influence

As listed by the trial registrant

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Alcohol drinking Drunk driving Impaired driving

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Institut für Rechtsmedizin

    Bern, 3008, Switzerland

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