Lyme study seeks answers for lingering symptoms
NCT ID NCT00001539
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 25 times
Summary
This study aims to understand why some people continue to have symptoms after being treated for Lyme disease. Researchers will compare patients with chronic Lyme symptoms to healthy volunteers and other groups using blood tests, spinal taps, and brain scans. The goal is to find out if the Lyme bacteria can survive antibiotics and cause ongoing illness, which could lead to better diagnosis and future treatments.
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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What this could mean
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What this could lead to
If successful, this study could lead to better diagnostic tests and clearer criteria for post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, potentially guiding future treatment trials.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies, and results may take years to translate into clinical practice.
Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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