Using Bluetooth Beacon Technology to Reduce Distracted Pedestrian Behavior
NCT ID: NCT03604497
Last Updated: 2020-11-24
Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
437 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-08-15
2019-12-21
Brief Summary
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Bluetooth beacons are very small (about the size of a dime) and inexpensive (\~$20 range) devices that broadcast information unidirectionally (beacon to smartphone) within a closed proximal network. The investigators propose placing beacons at intersection corners (e.g., on signposts) frequently trafficked by urban college students. The beacons will transmit to an app installed on users' smartphones, signaling users to attend to their environment and cross the street safely. The app will be developed to be flexible based on user preferences; for research purposes, the app also will download data concerning the users' behavior while crossing the street. The crossover trial will evaluate the app with a sample of about 411 young adults whose behavior is monitored for: (a) 3 weeks without the app being activated, (b) 3 weeks with the app activated, and then (c) 6 weeks without the app activated to assess retention of behavior. Throughout the 12 week period, the investigators will monitor user behavior at multiple intersections around campus, along with gathering self-report questionnaire perceptions and behavior at baseline and 12-week post-intervention assessments.
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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beacon alerts
active intervention - participants are receiving alerts to warn them about distracted pedestrian behavior near intersections
beacon alerts
alerts via unidirectional communication from beacons to smartphones when smartphones are approaching pedestrian crossing at activated intersection
no alerts baseline
baseline - participants do not receive any alerts on their mobile smartphone when near intersections
No interventions assigned to this group
no alerts retention
retention phase - alerts have stopped after active intervention and behavior is monitored to test retention of learned behavior
no alerts retention
no alerts will appear, but we will measure retention of behavior learned during the active intervention stage
Interventions
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beacon alerts
alerts via unidirectional communication from beacons to smartphones when smartphones are approaching pedestrian crossing at activated intersection
no alerts retention
no alerts will appear, but we will measure retention of behavior learned during the active intervention stage
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* ownership of an Android phone
* willingness to install the app on phone
* ability to communicate in English
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
25 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
University of Alabama at Birmingham
OTHER
Responsible Party
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David Schwebel
Primary Investigator
Principal Investigators
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David C Schwebel, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Locations
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UAB Youth Safety Lab, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Countries
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