Aseptic Meningoencephalitis in Slovenia

NCT ID: NCT02328469

Last Updated: 2018-05-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

800 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2020-06-30

Brief Summary

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The main objective of this study is:

* to establish etiology of acute aseptic meningitis/meningoencephalitis in Slovenia
* to assess the clinical course and outcome of tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme neuroborreliosis
* to characterize the inflammatory proteins, gene polymorphisms, and transcriptome profiles in patients with tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme neuroborreliosis

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Aseptic Meningitis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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unidentified aseptic meningitis

Patients with etiologically unidentified aseptic meningitis will be treated with symptomatic therapy and will be asked to complete a questionnaire.

symptomatic therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

patients will receive symptomatic therapy with antipyretics, analgetics, antiemetics and parenteral hydration: metamizole, paracetamol, thiethylperazine, saline

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Control subjects will be asked to answer a questionnaire asking about the presence and frequency of nonspecific symptoms.

tick-borne encephalitis

Patient with aseptic meningitis in whom serological diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis will be established. Patients will be treated with symptomatic therapy and will be asked to complete a questionnaire.

symptomatic therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

patients will receive symptomatic therapy with antipyretics, analgetics, antiemetics and parenteral hydration: metamizole, paracetamol, thiethylperazine, saline

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Control subjects will be asked to answer a questionnaire asking about the presence and frequency of nonspecific symptoms.

Lyme neuroborreliosis

Patients with acute aseptic meningitis in whom Lyme neuroborreliosis will be proven or suspected according to microbiological criteria. Patients will be treated with antibiotic therapy (ceftriaxone or doxycycline) and will be asked to complete a questionnaire.

symptomatic therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

patients will receive symptomatic therapy with antipyretics, analgetics, antiemetics and parenteral hydration: metamizole, paracetamol, thiethylperazine, saline

Ceftriaxone or Doxycycline

Intervention Type DRUG

beside symptomatic therapy (metamizole, paracetamol, thiethylperazine, saline), patients with proven or probable Lyme neuroborreliosis will be treated with ceftriaxone 2 g intravenously once daily for 14 days OR doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 14 days

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Control subjects will be asked to answer a questionnaire asking about the presence and frequency of nonspecific symptoms.

healthy controls

Patients will be asked to refer a spouse to serve as a control . If unmarried they will be asked to refer a family member or a friend of +/- 5 years to serve as a control.

symptomatic therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

patients will receive symptomatic therapy with antipyretics, analgetics, antiemetics and parenteral hydration: metamizole, paracetamol, thiethylperazine, saline

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Control subjects will be asked to answer a questionnaire asking about the presence and frequency of nonspecific symptoms.

identified aseptic meningitis

Patients with microbiologically identified cause of acute aseptic meningitis/meningoencephalitis will receive symptomatic therapy. If the identified causative agent will be Herpes Simplex Virus or Varicella Zoster Virus, patients will be treated with acyclovir and will be asked to complete a questionnaire.

symptomatic therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

patients will receive symptomatic therapy with antipyretics, analgetics, antiemetics and parenteral hydration: metamizole, paracetamol, thiethylperazine, saline

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Control subjects will be asked to answer a questionnaire asking about the presence and frequency of nonspecific symptoms.

Acyclovir

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will be treated with intravenous acyclovir 10 mg per kg three times daily for 14 to 21 days.

Interventions

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symptomatic therapy

patients will receive symptomatic therapy with antipyretics, analgetics, antiemetics and parenteral hydration: metamizole, paracetamol, thiethylperazine, saline

Intervention Type DRUG

Ceftriaxone or Doxycycline

beside symptomatic therapy (metamizole, paracetamol, thiethylperazine, saline), patients with proven or probable Lyme neuroborreliosis will be treated with ceftriaxone 2 g intravenously once daily for 14 days OR doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 14 days

Intervention Type DRUG

questionnaire

Control subjects will be asked to answer a questionnaire asking about the presence and frequency of nonspecific symptoms.

Intervention Type OTHER

Acyclovir

Patients will be treated with intravenous acyclovir 10 mg per kg three times daily for 14 to 21 days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* clinical picture compatible with aseptic meningitis/meningoencephalitis
* age 18 years or older
* clear cerebrospinal fluid on macroscopic examination
* cerebrospinal pleocytosis (\> 5 x 106 white blood cells per liter)

Exclusion Criteria

* younger than 18 years
* pregnant women
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Slovenian Research Agency

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Ljubljana School of Medicine, Slovenia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Harvard University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Franc Strle

MD PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Franc Strle, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

UMC Ljubljana

Daša Stupica, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UMC Ljubljana

Locations

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Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana, , Slovenia

Site Status RECRUITING

UMC Ljubljana, Department of Infectious Diseases

Ljubljana, , Slovenia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Slovenia

Central Contacts

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Daša Stupica, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+386 1 5222110

Franc Strle, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+386 1 5222610

Facility Contacts

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Daša Stupica, MD

Role: primary

+386 1 522 2110

Franc Strle, MD

Role: backup

+386 1 5222610

Daša Stupica, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+386 1 522 2110

Franc Strle, MD, PhD

Role: backup

+386 1 522 2610

Other Identifiers

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mgt-0614

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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