Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

Requesting IRB:

Rhode Island Hospital

Study Summary:

This research protocol proposes to study the effects of a small or moderate evening dose of alcohol on sleep, waking performance, and circadian phase in a total of 64 adolescents (15 to 16 years of age) and young adults (21 to 22 years of age), and examine how the effects may differ between individuals who have a parent with a history of alcohol dependence and those who do not.

Funding Source:

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/National Institutes of Health

• HHS determination
• OHRP letter to Rhode Island Hospital regarding determination