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

A patient registry built to turn real-world experience into better answers.

This refreshed highlights page brings together key MyLymeData registry numbers, research collaborations, patient-reported symptoms, co-infection findings, and impact metrics from the MyLymeData one-pager.

patients enrolled

data points

peer-reviewed studies

citations in peer-reviewed publications

19,000+ Patients Enrolled

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.

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

Registry By The Numbers

Percentage of Well & Unwell Patients

8%Well
92%Well

Disease Stage of Wel & Unwell Patients

9%Early Lame
27%Late/
Untreated
64%Chronic

Our Impact

  • 19,000 enrolled
  • 10 million data points
  • 8 peer-reviewed studies
  • Over 100 citations in other peer-reviewed publications
  • 2 text book highlights
  • 4 scientific posters
  • 7 white papers
  • 40+ presentations
  • 100 federal report references
  • 4 conferences convened
  • 2 clinical trials recruited
  • Included in 4 NSF awards
  • CDMRP Award Recipient

What Types Of Information Can You Find In The MyLymeData Patient Registry?

Diagnosis

  • Recollection of tick bite
  • Diagnosis by clinician
  • Supporting lab tests
  • Stage of illness at diagnosis.

Demographics

  • Sex
  • Race
  • Education
  • State of residence

Quality of Life

  • Health status
  • Bad physical days
  • Bad mental days
  • Bad days

Functional Impairment

  • Ability to work
  • Ability to go to school
  • Impact on social activities
  • Disability

Treatments

  • Antibiotics
  • Alternative
  • No treatment
  • Treatment duration

Symptoms

  • Severity
  • Present at diagnosis
  • Most common
  • Percent of improvement

More Well And Substantially Improved Patients Use Antibiotics

Persistent Lyme Disease Patients Have A Lot To Teach Us