Classroom lessons slash lyme risk in kids!
NCT ID NCT00594997
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a short in-class education program to teach children aged 7-12 how to prevent Lyme disease. The program covered personal protection, early detection, and reducing ticks around homes. Researchers compared Lyme disease cases and prevention behaviors between groups to see if the program worked.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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3,570 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Apr 2004
- Finished
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Aug 2016
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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7 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion: * Child age 7-12 and their parents living in the selected endemic areas Exclusion: * No exclusions
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Conditions
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