Novel Psychoactive Substance Screening In Forensic Psychiatry Patients
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Extended Urine Toxicology Screening of Forensic Psychiatric Patients
IRAS ID
187536
Contact name
Michael Barber
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Research Co-ordinator, Research and Development, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 31 days
Research summary
Patients under the care of Forensic Psychiatry have routine urine screenings for drugs of abuse; the current testing is not known to detect novel psychoactive substances ("legal highs") which have been linked to significant psychiatric illness. The study will test the urine samples (anonymised) for the presence of these drugs.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 3
REC reference
15/WS/0263
Date of REC Opinion
27 Nov 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion