The Tick App: Changing Behaviors With Educational Messaging

Description

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.

Conditions

Tick Bites

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

The Use of Ecological Momentary Assessments to Assess Tick-borne Disease Risk

The Tick App: Changing Behaviors With Educational Messaging

Condition
Tick Bites
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Urbana

University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801

East Lansing

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824

New York

Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 10027

Pullman

Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States, 99164

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Will to participate in 7 days worth of daily activity logs within the Tick App.
  • * be able and willing to provide informed consent
  • * Completes less than 7 days worth of daily logs or completes 7+ daily logs but not within 12 months.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Wisconsin, Madison,

Susan Paskewitz, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Lyric Bartholomay, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Record Dates

2026-01-31