CompletedNot Applicable

Tick-borne Illness and Clothing Study of Rhode Island

United States135 participantsStarted 2016-02

Plain-language summary

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 following study aims: 1) Evaluate the effectiveness of LLPI clothing in preventing tick bites among outdoor workers in Lyme endemic areas; 2) Measure the urine levels of permethrin metabolites in study subjects; and 3) Measure the loss over time of knockdown activity against ticks and of permethrin in LLPI clothing.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * over 18 years of age, * spending an average of 10 or more hours of outdoor work per week during peak tick season, and * completion of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy or a planned pregnancy during the follow-up period (since exposure to an insecticide is involved), * non-English speakers, or * having a known allergy or sensitivity to insecticides

What they're measuring

Number of Work Related Tick Bites Per Week

Timeframe: Weekly for two years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02613585

SponsorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-03

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