The Phenomenon of "Chronic Lyme"; an Observational Study

NCT ID: NCT01151150

Last Updated: 2011-07-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2011-05-31

Brief Summary

The current study is set up to chart clinically and laboratory findings in Norwegian patients with symptoms attributed by themselves or their doctor to ongoing chronic Bb infection. Objectives is to assess laboratory findings in relation to established diagnostic criteria and to form a picture of the burden of symptoms and illness perception in this group of patients. The study is essentially exploratory, and is supposed to raise rather than to test hypotheses.

Conditions

Chronic Lyme Borreliosis

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Symptoms attributed by themselves or their doctor to ongoing chronic Bb infection

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Sorlandet Hospital HF

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Sorlandet Hospital HF

Locations

Sølandet Hospital HF

Kristiansand, , Norway

Countries

Norway

Other Identifiers

Chronic Lyme

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id