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MyLymeData Patient Registry Highlights

MyLymeData is a patient-driven registry and research platform that permits patients to quickly and privately pool their data. Enrolling thousands of patients permits researchers to evaluate care as it is provided in real world practice. It can also facilitate research by generating research hypotheses and recruiting patients for trials. Enroll in MyLymeData today to become a part of the solution.

MyLymeData - Lyme Disease Research

16,000 Patients Enrolled

MyLymeData - Lyme Disease Map

Research projects & collaborations

MyLymeData is a research engine that seeks to work with researchers, biorepositories, and clinicians to accelerate the pace of research. We collaborate with researchers at the University of Washington and the University of California at Los Angeles as well as the Lyme Disease Biobank, a project of the Bay Area Lyme Foundation. UCLA’s efforts are supported in part by a National Science Foundation grant.

National Science Foundation
University of California at Los Angeles
Lyme Disease Biobank, a project of the Bay Area Lyme Foundation
University of Washington

Most severe symptoms of persistent Lyme disease

Most severe symptoms of persistent Lyme disease
  • Fatigue 54%
  • Sleep impairment 38%
  • Muscle aches 38%
  • Joint pain 38%
  • Neuropathy 34%
  • Cognitive impairment 28%
  • Psychiatric 28%
  • Memory loss 27%
  • Gastrointestinal 25%
  • Headache 19%
  • Twitching 9%
  • Heart related 9%

Co-infections are common in persistent Lyme disease

Co-infections are common in persistent Lyme disease

Registry By The Numbers

MyLymeData - stage of Lyme Disease
MyLymeData - stage of Lyme Disease

Our impact

MyLymeData Impact
  • 16,000 enrolled
  • 5 million data points
  • 4 peer-reviewed studies
  • 2 text book highlights
  • 4 scientific posters
  • 7 white papers
  • 40 presentations
  • 60 federal report references
  • 4 conferences convened
  • 1st clinical trial recruited

What types of information can you find in the MyLymeData patient registry?

Lyme Disease Diagnosis Data
Diagnosis
  • Recollection of tick bite
  • Diagnosis by clinician
  • Supporting lab tests
  • Stage of illness at diagnosis
Lyme Disease Demographics Data
Demographics
  • Sex
  • Race
  • Education
  • State of residence
Lyme Disease Quality of Life Data
Quality of Life
  • Health status
  • Bad physical days
  • Bad mental days
  • Bed days
Lyme Disease Functional Impairment Data
Functional Impairment
  • Ability to work
  • Ability to go to school
  • Impact on social activities
  • Disability
Lyme Disease Treatment Data
Treatments
  • Antibiotics
  • Alternative
  • No treatment
  • Treatment duration
Lyme Disease Symptoms Data
Symptoms
  • Severity
  • Present at diagnosis
  • Most common
  • Percent of improvement

More well and substantially improved patients use antibiotics

Lyme Disease patients taking antibiotics
Lyme Disease patients taking antibiotics
MyLymeData is a patient-powered Lyme disease research project

MyLymeData lets patients lead the way to help find a cure.

Add your Lyme data to MyLymeData today!

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