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FINtick - a Prospective Multicenter Study on Tick-borne Infections in Finland

Recruitingn/aAges 1 Year - anyAllTurku University Hospital
NCT07897825 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Ticks in Finland can carry several microbes that may infect humans. The best known tick-borne diseases are Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). In recent years, scientists have also found other microbes in Finnish ticks, such as Anaplasma, Rickettsia, Neoehrlichia, Borrelia miyamotoi, and Babesia. Infections caused by these microbes are called emerging tick-borne diseases. Climate change may also increase the number of ticks and expand their range further north. This could lead to more tick-borne diseases in the future. The public health impact of these emerging infections is still unclear. Some of them may cause severe illness, especially in people with weakened immune systems or without a spleen. However, we still know little about how common these infections are, how they develop in the body, and what symptoms they cause. Some people may have no symptoms, while others

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: Clinical suspicion of tick-borne disease. Exclusion criteria 1. Prisoners 2. Adults who are unable to decide, unless next of kin gives consent. 3. Patients, who cannot attend the first follow-up visit or phone call. 4. Patients, who are not willing to give a blood sample at the initiation.
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What it tests

  • Not listed
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Where

3 sites
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki, Finland
Ålands hälso- och sjukcård ÅHS
Mariehamn, Finland
Turku University Hospital
Turku, Finland
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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