Early intervention in fatigue: a feasibility study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England; Subtopic: Not Assigned; Disease: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/ myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME); Nervous System Diseases; Myalgic encephalomyelitis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN72645894
• Lead Sponsor: orth Bristol NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32426159/ (added 26/05/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-05-17
• Study Completion: 2014-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 8 June 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients (over 18) presenting with an unexplained primary complaint of fatigue, as a new episode, lasting more than one month but less than four
2. Patient has given written informed consent
3. The participant has a Chalder Fatigue score >4 (screened by trial manager); target gender: male and female; lower age limit: 18 no age limit or unit specified

Exclusion Criteria

Patients where fatigue is due to another cause. This means that GPs will not refer patients with an active illness such as cancer, liver cirrhosis etc.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recruitment, adherence and follow up. Timepoint(s): 3 and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration