Health BehaviorCTRAVELAPPNCT04720300
Evaluating a Travel App's Influence on College Student Commuting to Campus
A study testing MaaS app and No app in people with Health Behavior, run by Florida Atlantic University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (cRCT) portion of the study will focus on evaluating the use of information, marketing, and incentives to shape student travel behavior to campus through the three channels identified in Ajzen's (1991) framework. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Health Behavior
- What is being tested?
- MaaS app and No app
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 450 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Feb 2022to 31 Dec 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Students who live off-campus and attend any of the following three colleges or universities: Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Broward College (BC), or Palm Beach State College (PBSC).
- Students must plan to be at the same institution for the next academic year.
Who cannot join
- Students live on campus
- Students will leave their current institution within the next academic year
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida, 33431
About this study
Official title: Using a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Travel App's Influence on College Student Commuting to Campus
The Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (cRCT) portion of the study will focus on evaluating the use of information, marketing, and incentives to shape student travel behavior to campus through the three channels identified in Ajzen's (1991) framework.
Read the detailed description
The investigators will evaluate whether a package of information, marketing, and incentives shifts student travel behavior to campus over one year, and in turn if these shifts in travel behavior result in improved academic performance.
Specific objectives of the cRCT include evaluating whether the intervention results in relatively:
- Greater utilization of travel modes alternative to single-occupant vehicle travel (transit, biking, walking, bike-sharing, electric scooters, and carpooling)
- Lower rates of car ownership
- Superior college performance--higher grade point averages (GPAs)
- More credit hours completed
- Higher retention rates
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Being tested
- MaaS app, No app
- Keywords
- Students, Transportation, Academic achievement, Behavior
- Medical subject headings
- Health Behavior, Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
MaaS appOther
The MaaS App will be downloaded to students' smartphones and will provide real-time, multimodal trip planning to students on demand when they open the app.
No appOther
students receive no app or housing information
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| MaaS app | Active comparator | The Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) App will be provided to students in the Intervention Group and is intended to facilitate their use of alternative transportation modes such as public transit, ride-hailing, walking, biking, bike share, and e-scooter share to get to campus. The MaaS App will be downloaded to students' smartphones and will provide real-time, multimodal trip planning to students on demand when they open the app. This means, for instance, that a student can plan a trip that includes driving to a train station, taking the train, and then walking from the alighting train station to their final destination. The app will be white label, i.e. it will have a customized look and feel specific to the participating south Florida colleges, and it will have personalization features so that students can tailor the app to their travel patterns. Students in a cluster assigned to the MaaS group will also receive information concerning housing options. Students complete surveys Receives: Other: MaaS app |
| No app | Placebo comparator | Students receive no app, no housing information, students complete surveys. Receives: Other: No app |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The rate of students using alternative modes increases.
Percentage of trips taken to campus by alternative modes. Will students in the intervention group, subject to information and marketing incentives as delivered through a MaaS app, be more likely to use alternative modes to reach campus?
Measured: one academic year
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increased grade point averages.
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus or who do not own vehicles
Measured: one academic year
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increases in credit hours earned.
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus or students who do not own vehicles
Measured: one academic year
Secondary outcomes (3)
The rate of students who own vehicles should decrease.
Student car ownership--Will students in the intervention group, subject to information and marketing incentives as delivered through a MaaS app, reduce their level of car reliance?
Measured: one academic year
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increases in retention.
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus or who do not own vehicles
Measured: one academic year
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increases in degree completion.
Number of studentswho make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus or students or do not own vehicles
Measured: one academic year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jan 2021
- Study start1 Feb 2022
- Primary completion31 Dec 2023
- Study completion31 Dec 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Health BehaviorStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 450 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Florida Atlantic University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, John Renne, Florida Atlantic University
- Investigators
- John L Renne, PhD, Principal investigator, Florida Atlantic University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04720300
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- G-1905-283549
- Other IDs
- 1588924-3
- Acronym
- CTRAVELAPP
- Status last verified
- May 2024
- First submitted
- 6 Dec 2020
- Last updated
- 3 May 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 May 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Using a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Travel App's Influence on College Student Commuting to Campus
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04720300
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CTRAVELAPP / G-1905-283549
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Keywords
- Students, Transportation, Academic achievement, Behavior
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 450 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Florida Atlantic UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Feb 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 22 Jan 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (cRCT) portion of the study will focus on evaluating the use of information, marketing, and incentives to shape student travel behavior to campus through the three channels identified in Ajzen's (1991) framework.
Detailed description
The investigators will evaluate whether a package of information, marketing, and incentives shifts student travel behavior to campus over one year, and in turn if these shifts in travel behavior result in improved academic performance.
Specific objectives of the cRCT include evaluating whether the intervention results in relatively:
- Greater utilization of travel modes alternative to single-occupant vehicle travel (transit, biking, walking, bike-sharing, electric scooters, and carpooling)
- Lower rates of car ownership
- Superior college performance--higher grade point averages (GPAs)
- More credit hours completed
- Higher retention rates
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| MaaS app | Active comparator | Other: MaaS appThe Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) App will be provided to students in the Intervention Group and is intended to facilitate their use of alternative transportation modes such as public transit, ride-hailing, walking, biking, bike share, and e-scooter share to get to campus. The MaaS App will be downloaded to students' smartphones and will provide real-time, multimodal trip planning to students on demand when they open the app. This means, for instance, that a student can plan a trip that includes driving to a train station, taking the train, and then walking from the alighting train station to their final destination. The app will be white label, i.e. it will have a customized look and feel specific to the participating south Florida colleges, and it will have personalization features so that students can tailor the app to their travel patterns. Students in a cluster assigned to the MaaS group will also receive information concerning housing options. Students complete surveys |
| No app | Placebo comparator | Other: No appStudents receive no app, no housing information, students complete surveys. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Students who live off-campus and attend any of the following three colleges or universities: Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Broward College (BC), or Palm Beach State College (PBSC).
- Students must plan to be at the same institution for the next academic year.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Students live on campus
- Students will leave their current institution within the next academic year
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| MaaS appThe MaaS App will be downloaded to students' smartphones and will provide real-time, multimodal trip planning to students on demand when they open the app. | Other | MaaS app |
| No appstudents receive no app or housing information | Other | No app |
Primary outcome
The rate of students using alternative modes increases.
Time frame: one academic year
Percentage of trips taken to campus by alternative modes. Will students in the intervention group, subject to information and marketing incentives as delivered through a MaaS app, be more likely to use alternative modes to reach campus?
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increased grade point averages.
Time frame: one academic year
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus or who do not own vehicles
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increases in credit hours earned.
Time frame: one academic year
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus or students who do not own vehicles
3 secondary outcomes
The rate of students who own vehicles should decrease.
Time frame: one academic year
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increases in retention.
Time frame: one academic year
Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increases in degree completion.
Time frame: one academic year
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 May 2024.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
John L Renne, PhD principal investigator
Florida Atlantic University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing MaaS app and No app in people with Health Behavior, run by Florida Atlantic University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The rate of students using alternative modes increases. (time frame: one academic year). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 May 2024.