Correlation between alcohol concentration and an electroencephalogram (EEG) measure of anaesthetic depth
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- The impact of increasing alcohol on BIS (a measure of EEG activity used as a surrogate for anaesthetic depth)Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000801718
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Auckland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Anaesthetic Trainees (age between 25 and 40 years) who have completed their clinical duties on a Friday afternoon and are not rostered to work for at least 24 hours.
Exclusion Criteria
History of epilepsy; currently taking any sedating medication including analgesics such as codeine and opioids, benzodiazepines, anti-epileptics and sleeping medications; history of liver disease or impaired liver function; currently pregnant.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation between end-expired (breathalyser) alcohol concentration and BIS.[Baseline (before drinking) and then every hour over four hours]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation between blood alcohol concentration and BIS. [Four hours after starting drinking (at study end)];Agreement and correlation between Anaesthetic Trainees’ predicted blood alcohol concentration and measured blood alcohol concentration[At each breath alcohol concentration reading (1, 2, 3 and 4 hours)]