EaseAlert: Tactile Firefighter Alerting System
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Heart Rate, Sleep Habit, Sleep
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05641194
- Run by
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- People needed
- 47
- Starts
- 2023-08-26
- Expected to finish
- 2025-01-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-03-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participants must meet the following 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.
You may not qualify if…
- non firefighter
Where it is running
- Central Jackson County Fire District — Blue Springs, Missouri, United States
- Stillwater Fire Department — Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
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