Swiss Study on Spider Bites

Completed

• Conditions: Spider Bite

• Registration Number: NCT01355744
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

About spider bites in Middle Europe, there are published only a dozen cases. The investigators suspect that they may be much more frequent than reflected by the literature analysis (but much less dangerous than thought by people). From June 1st 2011 to November 30st 2012 the investigators collect clinical data on patients treated for spider bites in Switzerland.

Detailed Description

Inclusion criteria: Every human treated for suspected spider bite in Switzerland willing to participate this study.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-05-17
• Study First Posted: 2011-05-18
• Study Start: 2011-06
• Primary Completion: 2012-11
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2013-10-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 17

Inclusion Criteria

• adult or child treated for a suspected spider bite in Switzerland

Exclusion Criteria

• unwillingness to participate to the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical follow up of bite lesions.	14 days (or more if necessary)	Clinical evolutions of actual spider bite lesions in humans are observed.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time spread of spider bites	18 months	Frequencies of spider bites over the study period of 18 months are observed.
Causative animals	18 months	To determine spider species causing bites in Switzerland by sending spider specimens to an expert arachnologist.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Praxis Dr. med. Markus Gnaedinger; 🇨🇭 Steinach, SG, Switzerland