Alcohol Drinking, Intoxication Alcohol
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is a prospective, controlled study in healthy volunteers all of whom are residents, medical students, faculty physicians, or emergency department nursing and ancillary staff.
Detailed description
The breathalyzer, BACtrack S80 Breathalyzer, will be calibrated per manufacturer's recommendations before each reading will be taken. Participants will administer the breathalyzer test on themselves. They will be instructed on how to hold and blow into the breathalyzer machine. Participants will then be instructed to wash his or her hands and an initial breathalyzer reading will be taken and will serve as the control prior to the application of each product. Participants with a result \>0 will be excluded from the study. Participants will apply the alcohol-containing product to his or her hands and a second breathalyzer reading will be obtained immediately after application. If the second breathalyzer result is \>0, a third breathalyzer reading will be obtained after the product has dried appropriately on the participant's hands (approximately 1 minute after initial application). A minimum of two breathalyzer readings will be obtained from each participant per product application. If the second breathalyzer reading is \>0, a third breathalyzer will be obtained from that participant.
Interventions
DEVICEBACtrack S80 Breathalyzer
The breathalyzer, BACtrack S80 Breathalyzer, will be calibrated per manufacturer's recommendations before each reading will be taken. Participants will administer the breathalyzer test on themselves. They will be instructed on how to hold and blow into the breathalyzer machine.
Sponsors
CHRISTUS Health
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy individuals between the ages of 18 and 75 * Able to verbally consent * Residents, medical students, faculty physicians, emergency department nursing and ancillary staff
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to consent * Individuals with an initial breathalyzer result greater than 0.000 * Individuals who have consumed alcohol or used other alcohol-containing products within the last 12 hours
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) | Through study completion, an estimate of 6 months | 1\. The BACtrack S80 Breathalyzer was used in this study to measure each individual's breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) to estimate one's blood alcohol concentration (BAC). It is measured as a percentage, i.e. a measurement of 0.040 represents 0.04%. The generally accepted legal standard for alcohol intoxication in the United States is 0.08%. The Outcome Measures include mean readings for each group looking at readings greater than 0%, greater than 0.04%, and greater than 0.08%. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed