The Effect of Smartphone Push Notifications on Brain Power Score

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Behavioral: Smartphone push notifications

• Registration Number: NCT03622567
• Lead Sponsor: HealthTech Connex Inc.

Brief Summary

This study will examine how Brain Power Score, an objective measure of brain function, is affected by the presence of smartphone push notifications.

Detailed Description

Smartphones are a common device integrated into the lives of many individuals around the world. Researchers have previously found a relationship between mobile phone use and changes in brain activity, reaction times and sleep patterns.

Brain Power is a consumer-grade application using a proprietary combination of neurological (EEG) and behavioral (reaction time and accuracy) data to create a comprehensive score out of 1000 which allows users to have an objective evaluation of their brain performance.

This study will examine how Brain Power Score is affected by the presence of smartphone push notifications.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-07
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-09
• Study Start: 2018-08-14
• Primary Completion: 2018-08-24
• Study Completion: 2018-08-24
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy volunteers
• ≥19 years old
• Must be proficient in English
• Must be able to understand the study procedure and give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to provide informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Push Notifications	Smartphone push notifications	Push notification number (0, 1, 3, 5) will be counter balanced within-subjects.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total Brain Power Score	20 minutes	Brain Power Score combines neurological (EEG) and behavioral (reaction time and accuracy) data to create a comprehensive score out of 1000.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Accuracy	20 minutes	Percentage of correctly classified instances
Reaction time	20 minutes	Time to respond to the stimulus (milliseconds)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

HealthTech Connex Centre for Neurology Studies; 🇨🇦 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada