SWEtick - a Prospective Multicenter Study of Tick-borne Diseases in Sweden
ConditionTick-Borne Diseases
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age1+
SponsorRegion Jönköping County
About this trial
The purpose of the SWEtick project is to increase the knowledge of the various clinical presentations of emerging tick-borne diseases (eTBD), to assess their importance for human health, to develop and validate laboratory methods for diagnosis of eTBD, and to develop recommendations for knowledge-driven management of patients with suspected eTBD within the Swedish healthcare system.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Clinical suspicion of tick-borne disease (physician's assessment based on medical history, symptoms, clinical findings and sometimes laboratory results)
Disqualifiers
Incapacitated to understand the study information and make decisions (adults and adolescents >15 years)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
600 Participants
are grouped into 5 trial groupsLocations
12Department of Paediatrics FalunRegion Dalarna, Sweden
Department of Paediatrics, Eksjö Hospital575 81, EksjöRegion Jönköping County, Sweden
Department of Infectious Diseases, County Hospital Ryhov55185, JönköpingRegion Jönköping County, Sweden
Department of Paediatrics55185, JönköpingRegion Jönköping County, Sweden
Sponsors and collaborators
Region Jönköping County
Lead sponsor
Region Östergötland
Collaborator
Region Kalmar County
Collaborator
Region Dalarna
Collaborator
FORSS - The Research Council of South-Eastern Sweden
Collaborator
ALF Grants, Region Östergötland
Collaborator
Linkoeping University
Collaborator
Region of Uppsala
Collaborator
Region Örebro County
Collaborator
Västra Götalandsregionen
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov