The Tick App: Changing Behaviors With Educational Messaging

ConditionTick Bites
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

About 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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Will to participate in 7 days worth of daily activity logs within the Tick App.

be able and willing to provide informed consent

Disqualifiers

Completes less than 7 days worth of daily logs or completes 7+ daily logs but not within 12 months.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Educational Materials delivered via the Tick App

Treatment groups

40,000 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Lead sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Collaborator

University of Illinois at Chicago

Collaborator

Michigan State University

Collaborator

Columbia University

Collaborator

Washington State University

Collaborator