Management of Tick-borne Encephalitis

Completed

• Conditions: Infectious Encephalitis

• Registration Number: NCT06593249
• Lead Sponsor: University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Brief Summary

In this retrospective cohort study of patients with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), potential differences in the clinical presentation at admission and diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with TBE initially referred to infectious diseases or neurology departments were assessed. Associations between severity of acute illness and clinical outcome were also explored.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Study Start: 2022-09-30
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-30
• Study Completion: 2024-06-30
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 318

Inclusion Criteria

• microbiologically confirmed tick-borne meningoencephalitis

Exclusion Criteria

• Exchanged between ID and neurology within the first 48 hours due to organizational constraints
• Transferred from another hospital
• Lumbar puncture not performed
• Not fulfilling study criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
head imaging	at admission	Number (%) of patients with head imaging performed before proceeding to lumbar puncture.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljublajana, Slovenia; 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, Slovenia