Improving Remote Breathalyzer Procedures Used by Clinicians and Researchers to Remotely Monitor Alcohol Use

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Alcohol Monitoring, Alcohol Use Disorder

In brief

Remote breath alcohol monitors have been increasingly adopted for use in clinical, research and forensic settings to monitor alcohol use because they offer several key advantages over other available monitoring methods. However, it remains unknown if remote breathalyzers reliably detect alcohol use because there is up to a 10-hour window of time when breath samples are not obtained (to allow for sleeping). Additionally, the investigators will examine whether a supplemental measurement of a blood alcohol use biomarker (phosphatidylethanol) can confirm abstinence and/or detect individuals engaging in late-evening drinking to avoid the negative consequences associated with detected alcohol use.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05641389

Run by

University of North Texas, Denton, TX

People needed

60

Starts

2022-08-01

Expected to finish

2024-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-05-10

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≥ 21 years of age
• Either convicted of a DWI offense in the past 2 years but not court-mandated to undergo continuous alcohol monitoring or reporting driving while intoxicated in the past year or report ≥ 10 heavy drinking episodes during the past month (heavy drinking episodes count as more than 3 drinks in a day for females and 4 or more alcoholic drinks in a day in a male).

Where it is running

• University of North Texas — Denton, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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