NCT04720300

Brief 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.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
450

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2022

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 6, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 22, 2021

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2022

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

May 3, 2024

Status Verified

May 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

1.9 years

First QC Date

December 6, 2020

Last Update Submit

May 2, 2024

Conditions

Health Behavior

Keywords

StudentsTransportationAcademic achievementBehavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • 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?

    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

    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

    one academic year

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • The rate of students who own vehicles should decrease.

    one academic year

  • Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increases in retention.

    one academic year

  • Number of students who make more frequent use of alternative modes to campus are associated with increases in degree completion.

    one academic year

Other Outcomes (2)

  • Self-Reported BMI

    one academic year

  • Self-reported general health

    one academic year

Study Arms (2)

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

Other: MaaS app

No app

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Students receive no app, no housing information, students complete surveys.

Other: No app

Interventions

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.

MaaS app
No appOTHER

students receive no app or housing information

No app

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • 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.

You may not qualify if:

  • Students live on campus
  • Students will leave their current institution within the next academic year

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida, 33431, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • John L Renne, PhD

    Florida Atlantic University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Director, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 6, 2020

First Posted

January 22, 2021

Study Start

February 1, 2022

Primary Completion

December 31, 2023

Study Completion

December 31, 2023

Last Updated

May 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

US(1)