SWEtick - a Prospective Multicenter Study of Tick-borne Diseases in Sweden

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 groups

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