Educational Messaging for Tick Bites

Recruiting at 3 trial locations

Overseen By Cassie Halvorsen

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

1000 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this work is to evaluate the use of ecological momentary assessments as a tool to assess risk and risk factors for tick encounters and tick-borne diseases. This study will be conducted across the United States, with a focus the upper Midwest and Northeast and with a focus on Wisconsin and will enroll up to 1000 people.

Research Team

Susan Paskewitz

Principal Investigator

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Lyric Bartholomay

Principal Investigator

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for up to 1000 people in the upper Midwest, focusing on Wisconsin, who are at risk of tick encounters and tick-borne diseases. Specific eligibility criteria were not provided.

Inclusion Criteria

Be able and willing to provide informed consent

I am willing to log my daily activities for 7 days in the Tick App.

Exclusion Criteria

I haven't completed a week's worth of daily logs or did so but not within the last year.

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Data Collection

Participants use the Tick App to complete 7 daily logs assessing tick encounters and prevention behaviors

12 months

Daily app usage

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in tick prevention behaviors and tick encounters

4 weeks

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Educational Materials

Trial Overview The study tests if educational materials delivered through the Tick App can change behaviors related to tick bites. It uses momentary assessments to evaluate risk factors for tick encounters.

Participant Groups

Group I: Tick App Educational Materials Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Group II: No Educational Messaging Active Control 1 Intervention

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Lead Sponsor

Trials

1,249

Recruited

3,255,000+

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Collaborator

Trials

902

Recruited

25,020,000+

University of Illinois at Chicago

Collaborator

Trials

653

Recruited

1,574,000+

Michigan State University

Collaborator

Trials

202

Recruited

687,000+

Columbia University

Collaborator

Trials

1,529

Recruited

2,832,000+

Washington State University

Collaborator

Trials

114

Recruited

58,800+