Clinical trials: Relapsing Fever, Tick-Borne
Relapsing Fever, Tick-borne, Jarisch Herxheimer Reaction
Post Exposure Treatment With Doxycycline for the Prevention of Relapsing Fever
Abstract Background Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) is an acute febrile illness. In Israel, TBRF is caused by Borrelia persica and is transmitted by Ornithodoros tholozani ticks.
- Trial name
- NCT00237016
- Testing
- doxycycline treatment
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
Relapsing Fever, Tick-Borne
Postexposure Prophylaxis With Single Dose Doxycycline for the Prevention of Tick-borne Relapsing Fever
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare standard treatment (5 days of doxycycline) vs single dose doxycycline for the prevention of tick-borne relapsing fever in soldiers who found bite marks on their bodies after an…
- Trial name
- NCT06045481
- Testing
- administration of single dose of doxycycline
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force