Lyme Disease Prevention Program

NCT00000432 | Completed Phase 3

• 2 other identifiers: P60 AR36308 NIAMS-017P60AR036308
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a large study of an educational program on Lyme disease prevention for passengers on ferry boats going to Nantucket Island during the period from Memorial Day until Labor Day. Some boats provide passengers with the experimental program and the other boats provide a "control" program that the researchers can compare to the experimental program. The experimental program uses live performances by entertainers to teach people about Lyme disease prevention, and also uses additional printed materials. People on the control boats receive education on injury prevention and road safety while bicycling, rollerblading, and using mopeds. The main result we will look for is Lyme disease identified by a followup survey and confirmed by reviewing medical records. We will also ask some people to take part in a smaller study of behavior change. In this study, we will ask people to complete forms on self-efficacy (a person's belief in his or her ability to reach a certain goal), their plans to take preventive steps, and actual prevention behaviors. We also ask participants who report doctor visits or illness to provide confirmation of their use of health services.

Conditions

Lyme Disease; Tick-Borne Diseases

Keywords

Lyme disease; Education evaluation; Communicable disease control; Outcomes research; Tick-transmitted diseases

Interventions

Education about disease prevention BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Ferry passengers traveling to Nantucket Island

You may not qualify if:

• Foreign (non-U.S.) residence

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brigham and Women's Hospital: lead
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): collaborator
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Steamship Authority ferry boats to Nantucket Island

Hyannis, Massachusetts, 02601, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Shadick NA, Daltroy LH, Phillips CB, Liang US, Liang MH. Determinants of tick-avoidance behaviors in an endemic area for Lyme disease. Am J Prev Med. 1997 Jul-Aug;13(4):265-70.

  PMID: 9236962 BACKGROUND

• Phillips CB, Liang MH, Sangha O, Wright EA, Fossel AH, Lew RA, Fossel KK, Shadick NA. Lyme disease and preventive behaviors in residents of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Am J Prev Med. 2001 Apr;20(3):219-24. doi: 10.1016/s0749-3797(00)00315-9.

  PMID: 11275450 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lyme Disease; Tick-Borne Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Infections; Borrelia Infections; Spirochaetales Infections; Vector Borne Diseases

Study Officials

• Matthew H. Liang, MD, MPH

  Brigham and Women's Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 18, 2000
• First Posted: January 19, 2000
• Study Start: April 1, 1997
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2001
• Study Completion: March 1, 2001
• Last Updated: December 24, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-12

Locations

US (1)