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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Tick-Borne Diseases Infections Vector Borne Diseases

Age range

1 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Paediatrics, Falun, Region Dalarna, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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)

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

EuroQoL-5 Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D)

Time frame: 6 months

Difference in EQ-5D Health index between study inclusion and at the 6 month-follow-up
Visual Analogue Scale for Health (VAS)

Time frame: 6 months

Difference between the VAS units at study inclusion and at 6 month-follow-up.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Anna J Henningsson, Senior Associate Professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

46 10 242 12 26

Johanna Sjöwall, Associate Professor (docent)

CONTACT

[email protected]

46 10 104 08 94

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Region Jönköping County

Other Gov

Collaborators

ALF Grants, Region Östergötland
FORSS - The Research Council of South-Eastern Sweden
Linkoeping University
Region Dalarna
Region Kalmar County
Region Uppsala
Region Örebro County
Region Östergötland
Västra Götalandsregionen

Registry information

Official study title

Emerging Tick-borne Diseases in Children and Adults in Sweden (SWEtick): a Prospective Multicenter Study for Improved Patient Management

Acronym: SWEtick

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2030
Study completion: 2035
First posted: Jan 17, 2025
Registry last updated: Mar 5, 2026

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