title: ActiviTeen: A Protocol for Deployment of a Consumer Wearable Device in an Academic Setting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Regular physical activity (PA) can be an important indicator of health across an individual's life span. Consumer wearables, such as Fitbit or Jawbone, are becoming increasingly popular to track PA. With the increased adoption of activity trackers comes the increased generation of valuable individual-based data. Generated data has the potential to provide detailed insights into the user's behavior and lifestyle.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The primary objective of the described study is to evaluate the feasibility of individual data collection from the selected consumer wearable device (the Fitbit Zip). The rate of user attrition and barriers preventing the use of consumer wearable devices will also be evaluated as secondary objectives.
  
  
  METHODS
  The pilot study will occur in two stages and employs a long-term review and analysis with a convenience sample of 30 students attending Research Triangle High School. For the first stage, students will initially be asked to wear the Fitbit Zip over the course of 4 weeks. During which time, their activity data and step count will be collected. Students will also be asked to complete a self-administered survey at the beginning and conclusion of the first stage. The second stage will continue to collect students' activity data and step count over an additional 3-month period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We are anticipating results for this study by the end of 2016.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study will provide insight into the data collection procedures surrounding consumer wearable devices and could serve as the future foundation for other studies deploying consumer wearable devices in educational settings.
authors.affiliation: RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States. amortiz@rti.org.
authors.forename: Alexa M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-1250
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5417-0046
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Tueller
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6694-3189
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3803-1879
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Furberg
keywords: Fitbit; clinical research protocol; education; mHealth; physical activity tracker; survival analaysis; technology deployment