Seroprevalence and prevalence of symptomatic Leptospirosis among Munich Eisbach Surfers (Lepto-Surf)

Seroprevalence and prevalence of symptomatic Leptospirosis among Munich Eisbach Surfers (Lepto-Surf) - Lepto-Surf

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035058

Enrollment

200

Registered

2024-10-28

Start date

2024-09-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

A27

Interventions

Group 1: Group 1 (Eisbach-Surfers) Group 2: Group 2 (matched controls)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eisbach surfers: At least three Eisbach surfing sessions within the last 3 months Matched controls: Individuals with no Eisbach surfing or regular swimming activity (more than 3 times) within the last 12 months, matched to the surfers based on sex and age category.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of willingness to provide a blood sample or complete the short questionnaire Previously known leptospirosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Determination of the seroprevalence of leptospirosis among Munich Eisbach surfers com- pared to matched controls.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Determination of the proportion of possible symptomatic leptospirosis cases. Analysis of environmental samples for the direct detection of leptospirosis.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFlorian Voit

Klinikum der Technischen Universität München (TUM Klinikum) Klinikum rechts der Isar

florian.voit@mri.tum.de08941402451

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026