dose effects of alcohol
Conditions
Interventions
Single oral doses of ethanol mixed with orange juice sufficient to raise Blood Alcohol Concentrations to approximately 0.2, 0.5 and 0.8 mg/ml, and placebo (orange juice only).
Sponsors
Maastricht University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy males and females; 2. Aged between 18 and 30 yrs; 3. BMI between 19 and 29 m2/kg; 4. Social drinkers.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History or mental illness; 2. Current physical illness; 3. Use of medication or drugs; 4. Drinking less than 3 glasses alcohol per week or more than 21 glasses of alcohol per week; 5. Execessive use of caffeine or nicotine.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dual task performance using a divided attention task. The task combines psychomotor tracking test with peripheral visual search task. Dependent measures are speed and accuracy of responses in both subtasks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A one-hour battery of computerized performance tests assessing alertness, sustained attention, visual orienting, executive attention, attention switching, psychomotor speed, postural balance, working memory. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactA. Vermeeren
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience Maastricht University PO Box 616
Outcome results
None listed