Tick-borne Illness and Clothing Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Tick Bites, Tick-borne Illness

In brief

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 habitats. Many North Carolina state employees with outdoor occupations report multiple tick bites each year, which indicates that existing tick preventive strategies may be ineffective. The principal goal of this study is to assess whether the use of long-lasting permethrin impregnated uniforms can reduce the number of tick bites sustained by North Carolina outdoor workers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01454414

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

159

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Being over 18 years of age
• Employee of NC Division of Forest Resources, the NC Division of Parks and Recreation, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, or NC County and Local Parks and Recreation who work in Central and Eastern North Carolina
• An average of 10 or more hours of outdoor work per week during tick season
• Self-reported prior work-related tick bites

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Non-English speaking
• Known allergy to insecticides

Where it is running

• Gillings School of Global Public Health — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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