Trial Outcomes & Findings for Manipulation of Breath Alcohol Tests: Can Specific Techniques Alter Blood Alcohol Concentration Readings? (NCT NCT02580318)

Last Updated: 2017-09-15

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

54 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

20 minutes

Results posted on

2017-09-15

54 participants.

Participant milestones
Measure	All Study Participants participants drank beer to a BrAC level of 0.1 and then were instructed to do the following manipulations: poor effort, hyperventilation(immediate), hyperventilation (after 5 minutes), hyperventilation (after 10 minutes), drinking water (immediate), drinking water (after 5 minutes)
Overall Study STARTED	54
Overall Study Poor Effort	53
Overall Study Hyperventilation (Immediate)	54
Overall Study Hyperventilation (5 Minutes)	54
Overall Study Hyperventilation (10 Minutes)	54
Overall Study Drinking Water (Immediate)	51
Overall Study Drinking Water (5 Minutes)	54
Overall Study COMPLETED	54
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Withdrawal data not reported

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	All Study Participants n=54 Participants participants drank beer to a BrAC level of 0.1 and then were instructed to do the following manipulations: poor effort, hyperventilation(immediate), hyperventilation (after 5 minutes), hyperventilation (after 10 minutes), drinking water (immediate), drinking water (after 5 minutes)
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=54 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	54 Participants n=54 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	0 Participants n=54 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	22 Participants n=54 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	32 Participants n=54 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	54 participants n=54 Participants

Timeframe: 20 minutes

Population: number of participants that completed breath alcohol content are reported.

Outcome measures
Measure	All Study Participants n=54 Participants participants drank beer to a BrAC level of 0.1 and then were instructed to do the following manipulations: poor effort, hyperventilation(immediate), hyperventilation (after 5 minutes), hyperventilation (after 10 minutes), drinking water (immediate), drinking water (after 5 minutes)
Percent Alcohol Concentration Measured by Breathalyzer poor effort	0.099 percent Breathalyzed alcohol content Standard Deviation .010
Percent Alcohol Concentration Measured by Breathalyzer hyperventilation (immediate)	0.086 percent Breathalyzed alcohol content Standard Deviation 0.011
Percent Alcohol Concentration Measured by Breathalyzer hyperventilation (5 minutes)	0.099 percent Breathalyzed alcohol content Standard Deviation 0.009
Percent Alcohol Concentration Measured by Breathalyzer hyperventilation (10minutes)	0.099 percent Breathalyzed alcohol content Standard Deviation 0.011
Percent Alcohol Concentration Measured by Breathalyzer drinking water(immediate)	0.084 percent Breathalyzed alcohol content Standard Deviation 0.011
Percent Alcohol Concentration Measured by Breathalyzer drinking water (5 minutes)	0.096 percent Breathalyzed alcohol content Standard Deviation 0.013

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 4 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events
Measure	All Study Participants n=54 participants at risk participants drank beer to a BrAC level of 0.1 and then were instructed to do the following manipulations: poor effort, hyperventilation(immediate), hyperventilation (after 5 minutes), hyperventilation (after 10 minutes), drinking water (immediate), drinking water (after 5 minutes)
Gastrointestinal disorders vomiting	3.7% 2/54 • 12 hours
Nervous system disorders vertigo	3.7% 2/54 • 12 hours

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