Actively Recruiting

Age: 18Years +
All Genders
NCT03418441

Central Nervous System Infections in Denmark

Led by Aalborg University Hospital · Updated on 2024-05-16

1900

Participants Needed

8

Research Sites

782 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

A

Aalborg University Hospital

Lead Sponsor

D

Danish Study Group of Infections of the Brain

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The Danish Study Group of Infections of the Brain is a collaboration between all departments of infectious diseases in Denmark. The investigators aim to monitor epidemiological trends in central nervous system (CNS) infections by a prospective registration of clinical characteristics and outcome of all adult (\>17 years of age) patients with community-acquired CNS infections diagnosed and/or treated at departments of infectious diseases in Denmark since 1st of January 2015.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Central Nervous System Infections in Denmark

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Adults older than 17 years of age
  • Clinical presentation consistent with viral meningitis (e.g. headache, neck stiffness, fever, photophobia, phonophobia) and cerebrospinal fluid leukocytes greater than 10 cells/mL
  • Clinical presentation consistent with bacterial meningitis (e.g. headache, neck stiffness, fever, altered mental status) and proven bacterial cause by culture, DNA test, or antigen test
  • Clinical presentation consistent with encephalitis (e.g. headache, fever, neurological deficits, altered mental status lasting more than 24 hours) as defined by the International Encephalitis Consortium
  • Clinical presentation consistent with brain abscess (e.g. headache, neurological deficit, mass lesion on imaging) with proven microbiological cause or response to treatment
  • Clinical presentation consistent with neuroborreliosis (e.g. radiculopathy), cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis greater than 10 leukocytes/mL, and positive intrathecal B.burgdorferi antibody index
  • Clinical presentation consistent with neurosyphilis (e.g. encephalitis-like symptoms, dementia, ocular or otogenic syphilis) and positive syphilis serology in serum combined with cerebrospinal fluid leukocytes greater than 10/mL or positive cerebrospinal fluid syphilis antibodies
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Proven or suspected autoimmune encephalitis

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 8 locations

1

Department of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg, Denmark, 9000

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2

Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

Aarhus, Denmark, 8000

Actively Recruiting

3

Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100

Actively Recruiting

4

Herlev-Gentofte Hospital

Copenhagen, Denmark

Actively Recruiting

5

Department of Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases, Nordsjællands Hospital Hillerød

Hillerød, Denmark, 3400

Actively Recruiting

6

Department of Infectious Diseases, Hvidovre Hospital

Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650

Actively Recruiting

7

Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital

Odense, Denmark, 5100

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8

Department of Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases, Sjællands University Hospital Roskilde

Roskilde, Denmark, 4000

Actively Recruiting

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Research Team

J

Jacob Bodilsen, MD

CONTACT

H

Henrik Nielsen, Professor

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Masking

N/A

Allocation

N/A

Model

N/A

Primary Purpose

N/A

Number of Arms

0

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