WayFinder Ride Phase I Study

NCT07437651 | Completed

• 3 other identifiers: 1R44HD113503-01A1-Phase14724881R44HD113503-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Phase I will culminate with a pilot study designed to evaluate the usability and accessibility of the WayFinder Ride prototype system to enable people with IDD to request an Uber or Lyft ride. Participants will rate both systems on factors of usability and accessibility. The number and types of errors and assistance needed using the prototype will be tracked to compare use of each of the applications. It is hypothesized that the participants with IDD will have significantly fewer errors and need less help when using the cognitively accessible WayFinder Ride interface than the Uber or Lyft interfaces. Additionally, it is hypothesized that WayFinder Ride will have significantly higher rating scores on usability and accessibility. Sixty-six people with IDD will participate in this Phase I study.

Conditions

WayFinder Ride Prototype; Uber App; Lyft App

Keywords

ride share; WayFinder; AbleLink; cognitive disability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rideshare request error percentage

  Device usability as measured by measured by the ability for individuals to use the selected app to request a rideshare ride for a specific destination and specific point of origin. The ability to use the device independently will be measured by evaluating the percent of errors made while attempting to arrange a rideshare ride.

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Cognitively accessible ride request prototype

EXPERIMENTAL

Use of WayFinder Ride prototype

Device: WayFinder Ride Phase I Prototype

Mainstream Lyft rideshare app

EXPERIMENTAL

Use of Lyft app

Device: Lyft Rideshare App

Mainstream Uber rideshare app

EXPERIMENTAL

Use of Uber app

Device: Uber Rideshare App

Interventions

WayFinder Ride Phase I Prototype DEVICE

Cognitively accessible ride share prototype app

Cognitively accessible ride request prototype

Lyft Rideshare App DEVICE

Use of the Lyft Mainstream App for requesting a ride

Mainstream Lyft rideshare app

Uber Rideshare App DEVICE

Use of the Uber Mainstream App for requesting a ride

Mainstream Uber rideshare app

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• documented intellectual and developmental disability
• age 18 and older

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• AbleLink Smart Living Technologies: lead

Study Sites (1)

REACH Collective, Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122, United States

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2026
• First Posted: February 27, 2026
• Study Start: February 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 3, 2025
• Study Completion: December 9, 2025
• Last Updated: February 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)