Accuracy of Self-estimation of Blood Alcohol Concentration Compared to Object Values
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Alcohol Intoxication
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02722564
- Run by
- St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Pennsylvania
- People needed
- 55
- Starts
- 2015-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-05-15
Who can join
Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- over the legal age (21years old) to drink alcohol.
You may not qualify if…
- 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.
Where it is running
- St. Luke's University Hospital — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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