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

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

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Brief Summary: 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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Sponsor: St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Pennsylvania

Current Primary Outcome: 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.


Original Primary Outcome: Estimation of breath alcohol content as measured by an Alco Sensor IV device [ Time Frame: 1 day ]

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Pennsylvania

Dates:
Date Received: October 16, 2015
Date Started: August 2015
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 11, 2017
Last Verified: May 2017