The Tick App: Changing Behaviors With Educational Messaging
NCT ID: NCT06880692
Last Updated: 2025-10-10
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
3500 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-03-31
2026-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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In this study, data on human behavior regarding tick encounters and tick prevention measures will be obtained from a smartphone application using momentary assessments methodology to assess real time behavior and movement. Ecological momentary assessments are a methodological tool for gathering quantitative behavioral data in real-time, or within the framework of a participant's daily routine.
The daily logs feature provides researchers information about what the participant's activity, location, tick encounters, and prevention measures used. This study will analyze participants who complete 7 daily logs. Their daily logs will be analyzed against the types of educational messaging presented to them within the Tick App.
During a portion of the year the opening screen will contain a prevention message and daily log reminder instead of the home screen. The screen will provide a tick check reminder, a link to the daily log and for half the users the screen will also include a reminder about another prevention behavior (for example bathing/showering). Users will be randomly assigned to the two groups to assess if the additional prevention message increases prevention behavior (tick checks and showering/bathing) and the number of tick encounters.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Tick App Educational Materials
Educational Materials delivered via the Tick App
Education about tick bite prevention
No Educational Messaging
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Educational Materials delivered via the Tick App
Education about tick bite prevention
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* be able and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FED
University of Illinois at Chicago
OTHER
Michigan State University
OTHER
Columbia University
OTHER
Washington State University
OTHER
University of Wisconsin, Madison
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Susan Paskewitz
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lyric Bartholomay
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Locations
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University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Role: primary
Related Links
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The Tick App
Other Identifiers
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1U01CK000651-01-00
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
Protocol Version 9/11/25
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
A073600
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2018-0084
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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