Clinical trials: Tick-borne Illness
Tick Bites, Tick-borne Diseases
Tick-borne Illness and Clothing Study of Rhode Island
Lyme and other tick-borne diseases pose a significant health threat to outdoor workers. This study is a double-blind randomized controlled trial of outdoor workers in Rhode Island and the surrounding area that will address the…
- Trial name
- NCT02613585
- Testing
- Permethrin Impregnated Clothing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Tick-Borne Encephalitis
Safety of and Immune Response to a Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine (LGT(TP21)/DEN4) in Healthy Adults
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral illness common in the Northern Hemisphere, especially Europe and Asia. TBE infection may lead to central nervous system problems and death.
- Trial name
- NCT00118924
- Testing
- LGT(TP21)/DEN4
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness
Investigation of Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
This study will evaluate blood and tissue samples for a condition called Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI). This is a skin rash resembling erythema migrans, the rash found in people infected with Lyme disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00358761
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Lyme Disease
A School-Based Intervention to Reduce Lyme Disease
Our overall purpose of this study is evaluate whether a short in-class Lyme Disease education program based on social learning theory and the Health Belief Model can impact a child's knowledge, attitude, and preventive behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT00594997
- Testing
- Education, Control (pre and post surveys)
- Volunteers
- 3,570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Tick Bites, Tick-borne Illness
Tick-borne Illness and Clothing Study
The high risk of acquiring tick-borne diseases by outdoor workers is well documented. Workers most at risk include, foresters, park rangers, land surveyors and other outdoor workers have frequent exposure to tick-infested…
- Trial name
- TICS (NCT01454414)
- Testing
- Permethrin Impregnated Uniforms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill