Survey and Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

N/ACompletedNCT00920777

Norwegian University of Science and Technology234 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to analyze income variables in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, and to analyze the effect of short vs. long Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

234

Conditions

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Fatigue Pain

Interventions

CBTBEHAVIORAL

Individual Cognitive Behavior Therapy during 16 weeks

CBTBEHAVIORAL

Individual Cognitive Behavior Therapy during 8 weeks

Control groupBEHAVIORAL

Waiting 16 weeks and receiving 8 weeks individual CBT after waiting period.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 62 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients referred to St.Olav Hospital, Trondheim * fulfil the FUKUDA criteria for CFS/ME. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant patients

Locations (1)

St.Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mental and physical function

Mental and physical function, measured by "SF 36". Success criteria are measured by \>10 point improvement of mental and/ or physical function.

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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