Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer: Can Frequent Use Cause an Elevated Blood Alcohol Level?

NCT00297908 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: C.2006.041
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 5
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Ethanol based hand sanitizers do not raise blood alcohol levels to a measurable amount. This study will determine to what extent, if any, heavy use of ABHS changes blood alcohol levels.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Ethanol levels; Dermal absorbtion

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Adults between the ages of 18 and 50 years without liver or renal disease working in the emergency department to include residents and staff physicians.

You may not qualify if:

• Alcohol intake or exposure in the past 12 hours to include ABHS.
• Allergy to ABHS or any of its ingredients.
• Any rash on the extremities.
• Currently taking disulfiram , metronidazole, chloramphenicol, nitrofurantoin, tolbutamide, chlorpropamide, glyburide, glipizide, tolazamide, griseofulvin, chloral hydrate, acetohexamide, and third-generation cephalosporins.
• Liver or kidney disease.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Darnall Army Community Hospital

Fort Hood, Texas, 76544, United States

Location

Related Publications (7)

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  PMID: 7177842 BACKGROUND

• Miller MA, Rosin A, Crystal CS. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer: can frequent use cause an elevated blood alcohol level? Am J Infect Control. 2006 Apr;34(3):150-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.09.009. No abstract available.

  PMID: 16630979 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Michael Luszczak, DO

  C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: FED

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2006
• First Posted: March 1, 2006
• Study Start: February 1, 2006
• Study Completion: February 1, 2006
• Last Updated: June 3, 2015

Record last verified: 2007-02

Locations

US (1)