Accuracy of Self-estimation of Blood Alcohol Concentration Compared to Object Values
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 21 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | August 2015 |
| End Date: | December 2015 |
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.
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.
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.
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