The efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy and aerobic exercise training for decreasing experienced fatigue in patients with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.
Completed
- Conditions
- facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, FSHD, facioscapulohumerale dystrofie, muscular dystrophy, muscle disease, spierziekten, spierdystrofie, neuromuscular disease, neuromusculaire aandoeningen
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23621
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Centre department of Rehabilitation
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age between 18 and 70 years
2. A life-expectancy longer than one year
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cognitive impairment
2. Insufficient mastery of the Dutch language
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Experienced fatigue
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - aerobic exercise tolerance<br /><br>- muscle strength<br /><br>- fall incidence<br /><br>- quality of life<br /><br>- pain<br /><br>- psychological well-being and sleeping pattern<br /><br>- physical activity in daily life<br /><br>- self perceived functional status<br /><br>- limitations in participation and autonomy<br /><br>- coping<br /><br>- illness cognitions<br /><br>- motivation<br /><br>- concentration<br /><br>- caregiver strain<br /><br>- experienced fatigue partner<br /><br>- experienced fatigue partner over patient<br /><br>- social support<br /><br>- coping of partner<br /><br>- metabolic profiel of muscles, blood and urine