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EaseAlert: Tactile Firefighter Alerting System
The purpose of this research is to test a commercially viable Fire Fighter Altering System (FFAS) comprised of proprietary wearables and optional bed shakers called BunkAlerts; collectively "personal alerting devices" as an alternative approach to the traditional fire alarm system used in fire stations. Participants (fire fighters) will be asked to take part in the study to investigate the impact of the new FFAS on cardiovascular response and sleep. This study includes three phases: 1) baseline, 2) implementation of EaseAlert FFAS with traditional alarm, and 3) implementation of EaseAlert FFAS without traditional alarm. Participants will be asked to wear an Actigraph wGT3x-BT and Polar H10 device to record sleep and heart rate data for 12 days at work in addition to EaseAlert FFAS device for 8 out of the 12 days at work. They will also be asked to complete a questionnaire and complete daily journal entries.
Conditions:
🦠 Heart Rate 🦠 Sleep Habit 🦠 Sleep
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 26 August 2023
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 1 May 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 1 June 2024
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 48
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Blue Springs, Missouri, United States
📍 Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

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      • Inclusion Criteria:

      • * Firefighters must be willing participants be over the age of 18 years
      • * Have worked at their department for a minimum of two months (career department only) so that circadian rhythm is adjusted to the schedule
      • * No extended absence or shift trading among the firefighters foreseen during the trial.
      • * Nighttime call/run volume averaging at least one emergency call
      • * Interest among the crew members to participate in the trial
      • Inclusion criteria for departments will include, but not be limited to:
      • * Willingness to participate by department's chief and/or his/her designee
      • * No past experience with the EaseAlert FFAS
      • * Four or more firehouses/stations
      • * Willingness to identify a departmental point of contact for collaboration with the research team
      • * Interest among crews to test the new alert system.

      Exclusion Criteria:

      • * non firefighter
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 28 October 2022
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 29 November 2022
  • First Posted 7 December 2022

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 16 February 2024
  • Last Update Posted 20 February 2024
  • Last Verified February 2024
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