The Effect of Smartphone Push Notifications on Brain Power Score

Assessing the Effect of Smartphone Push Notifications on Overall Score, Accuracy and Reaction Time of Brain Power Score

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03622567

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-09

Start date

2018-08-14

Completion date

2018-08-24

Last updated

2019-02-27

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

This study will examine how Brain Power Score, an objective measure of brain function, is affected by the presence of smartphone push notifications.

Detailed description

Smartphones are a common device integrated into the lives of many individuals around the world. Researchers have previously found a relationship between mobile phone use and changes in brain activity, reaction times and sleep patterns. Brain Power is a consumer-grade application using a proprietary combination of neurological (EEG) and behavioral (reaction time and accuracy) data to create a comprehensive score out of 1000 which allows users to have an objective evaluation of their brain performance. This study will examine how Brain Power Score is affected by the presence of smartphone push notifications.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSmartphone push notifications

The purpose of this study is to assess how smartphone push notifications can impact the overall score, accuracy and reaction time of participants using the Brain Power Score application (app). Push notification quantity will be varied and counter-balanced.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy volunteers * ≥19 years old * Must be proficient in English * Must be able to understand the study procedure and give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Total Brain Power Score	20 minutes	Brain Power Score combines neurological (EEG) and behavioral (reaction time and accuracy) data to create a comprehensive score out of 1000.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Accuracy	20 minutes	Percentage of correctly classified instances
Reaction time	20 minutes	Time to respond to the stimulus (milliseconds)

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026