Tick-Borne Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Clinical, Prospective, Multicenter, Observational, Longitudinal, Cohort
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Region Jönköping County
Region Östergötland
Region Kalmar County
Region Dalarna
FORSS - The Research Council of South-Eastern Sweden
ALF Grants, Region Östergötland
Linkoeping University
Region of Uppsala
Region Örebro County
Västra Götalandsregionen
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
in TBD and Non-TBD groups: * Clinical suspicion of tick-borne disease (physician's assessment based on medical history, symptoms, clinical findings and sometimes laboratory results)
Exclusion criteria
* Incapacitated to understand the study information and make decisions (adults and adolescents \>15 years)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EuroQoL-5 Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D) | 6 months | Difference in EQ-5D Health index between study inclusion and at the 6 month-follow-up |
| Visual Analogue Scale for Health (VAS) | 6 months | Difference between the VAS units at study inclusion and at 6 month-follow-up. |
Countries
Sweden
Contacts
CONTACTAnna J Henningsson, Senior Associate Professor
CONTACTJohanna Sjöwall, Associate Professor (docent)
Outcome results
None listed