Page 3 - A Brief Overview of the Research Behind Revibe

R E V I B E T E C H N O L O G I E S , I N C .
STUDY 1

OVERVIEW

A three month pilot study was held in order to: a) provide data on the changes in on-
task behavior with Revibe, b) measure to what extent (if any) habituation occured
while using Revibe, and c) observe any adverse effects of Revibe (increased

distraction, annoyance to the wearer or their classmates, skin irritation, etc.)

The study was conducted at two sites (a charter elementary and charter middle
school in North Carolina). There were 21 children (17 boys and 4 girls) in grades 3-8

who participated. All students were evaluated at the beginning of the study to
establish a baseline for their on-task behavior. Nine of the 21 students displayed on-
task behavior for a majority (more than 90%) of the time, and were therefore excluded
from most of the analyses since their level of on-task behavior was already deemed
as proficient. It was noted that the use of Revibe for children who did not need it did
not produce any significant negative or deleterious effects in on-task behavior. The

12 evaluable test subjects who had demonstrated difficulty staying on task during the
initial baseline remained. While Revibe is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or
prevent any disease, it was noted that prior to the study, half of these 12 had been
diagnosed with a formal condition such as ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Students were observed by third party research assistants (Ph.D students from
School Psychology programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
North Carolina State University, as well as practicing psychologists) in a 1:1 fashion
in their normal classroom settings. Observation was limited to Core Classes (e.g.,
Math, English, Science and Social Studies), and to reduce variables, each student

was observed in only one classroom, at the same time of day, by the same observer.
Research assistants used a specialized behavioral tracking software to record
children as "on-task" (i.e., engaged in expected classroom behaviors, such as
listening to a lesson or completing work) or "off-task" (i.e., looking about the

classroom, staring at the floor, daydreaming, etc.) every 30 seconds during 30 minute
observation sessions (an initial session, and 2-4 random follow-up observations in the
weeks after).

All data was sent directly to a third party contract research organization

(BioTechnology Transfer, LLC) for scoring and analysis. The study was cleared by the
Heartland Institutional Review Board, an independent, third party board that operates
in accordance with human subject research standards established by the National
Institute of Health (NIH).