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NCT Number: NCT02722564

Accuracy of Self-estimation of Blood Alcohol Concentration Compared to Object Values

This will be a prospective survey study. The participants will all be volunteers of legal drinking age. Each participant will consume one alcoholic beverage (beer) at a time and then will be asked to verbally estimate their current blood alcohol concentration and if the subject feels they are able to drive. At that time, their BAC level will be measured objectively using a breath alcohol test (BAT) device. The participant will not be told their objective value. This will continue with a verbal estimate and actual BAT reading after every drink until the participant reaches a minimum BAC of 0.10. At this time, participants will continue to be monitored until their BAC falls to 0.08 and they are clinically sober. As their blood alcohol level decreases, the investigators will ask the participant to estimate their level every hour along with an actual reading until reaching 0.08. Statistical analyses will be used to determine how accurate self estimation is in regards to blood alcohol content.

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Key information

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

St. Luke's University Hospital

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • over the legal age (21years old) to drink alcohol.

Exclusion criteria

  • Volunteers will be excluded from the study if they suffer from any of the following conditions:

Alcoholism, Diabetes, Kidney/bladder stones, Kidney disease, Liver disease, Stomach ulcer, Organ transplant patients, Dialysis patients, and patients with alcohol allergies.

Treatment and study plan

self estimation of breath alcohol content

Behavioral

breath alcohol content as measured by Alco Sensor IV device

Device

drink a beer

Other

drink a beer, repeat until breath alcohol content 0.1

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Breath Alcohol Content Between the Estimated Level and the Actual Level as Measured by an Alco Sensor IV Device

    Time frame: 1 day

    The change was measured both when participants' breath alcohol content was ascending to 0.1 and descending to 0.08.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Pennsylvania

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Mar 30, 2016
Registry last updated
May 15, 2017

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