Does Mixing Alcoholic Drinks Make Hangover Worse?

Alcohol-Related Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Does Mixing Alcoholic Drinks Make Hangover Worse? A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Naturalistic Setting

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03506516
• Other study ID #: VEK16028829
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 12, 2018
• Last updated: April 23, 2018
• Start date: May 20, 2016
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: April 2018
• Source: Zealand University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Does mixing alcohol make hangover worse?

Description:

Hangover is the most commonly occurring morbidity associated with heavy drinking.

Our aim was to test the hypothesis that mixing alcoholic drinks as compared to drinking one type of alcohol only (beer, wine or spirits) associate with a higher alcohol intake and worse hangover.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 35
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 30, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• written and oral consent

• minimum 18 years old

• participating in Danish Health Research Retreat in Turkey 2016

• will consume alcoholic beverages

Exclusion Criteria:

• underage

• will not consume alcoholic beverages

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol-Related Disorders

Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
• Mixing alcohol
Alcoholic beverages, different types
• Single type alcohol
Alcoholic beverages, different types

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Zealand University Hospital

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Acute Hangover Severity Scale (AHSS)	AHSS is a 12-item alcohol hangover measurement tool recommended for application in hangover research with a predictive validity of 92.4 %, significantly higher than that of other hangover scales (Penning et al., 2012). Alcohol hangover was measured thrice the day after drinking; in the morning immediately after waking up, at midday, and in the afternoon. The individual participant assessed his or her own hangover the day after.	Baseline
Secondary	Number of drinks	Total number of drinks defined as 12 g of alcohol consumed during evening	Baseline
Secondary	Acute Hangover Severity Scale (AHSS) 2	AHSS is a 12-item alcohol hangover measurement tool recommended for application in hangover research with a predictive validity of 92.4 %, significantly higher than that of other hangover scales (Penning et al., 2012). Alcohol hangover was measured thrice the day after drinking; in the morning immediately after waking up, at midday, and in the afternoon. The individual participant assessed his or her own hangover the day after.	after 4 hours
Secondary	Acute Hangover Severity Scale (AHSS) 3	AHSS is a 12-item alcohol hangover measurement tool recommended for application in hangover research with a predictive validity of 92.4 %, significantly higher than that of other hangover scales (Penning et al., 2012). Alcohol hangover was measured thrice the day after drinking; in the morning immediately after waking up, at midday, and in the afternoon. The individual participant assessed his or her own hangover the day after.	after 8 hours