Rehabilitation of Adolescents Living With Chronic Fatigue
- Conditions
- Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
- Interventions
- Other: standard treatment / treatment as usualBehavioral: Health promoting dialogue
- Registration Number
- NCT04177459
- Lead Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
- Brief Summary
Previous studies have shown that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescents living with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) is low if compared with healthy adolescents and adolescents living with other chronic diseases. Effective strategies to improve HRQoL in this group are still lacking. Recently we have observed HRQoL in a group of Norwegian adolescents with CFS/ME (not yet published), which is the background for a new study where we have planned an intervention with health promoting dialogues between patient and nurse, as a strategy to improve HRQoL. In this study we have also opened to include adolescents with other chronic fatigue diagnosis with similar challenges in follow-up as in CFS/ME.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 3
- chronic fatigue as main symptom (including but not limited to diagnostic codes ICD-10 G93.3 CFS/ME, F48.0 Neurasthenia, R53 Fatigue)
- having undergone an interdisciplinary diagnostic evaluation at The Children's Clinic or at The Fatigue and CFS/ME Outpatient Clinic, St. Olavs hospital during the period 1.8.2019 - 1.4.2020.
- being a pupil or wishing to be a pupil.
- not Norwegian speaking
- for any reason unable to read and answer a questionnaire
- for any reason unable to take part in the health promoting dialogues
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Treatment as usual standard treatment / treatment as usual Follow-up from primary and secondary health care, and from Schools, which is individually customized due to fatigue and other symptoms present.. Health promoting dialogue in addition to treatment as usual standard treatment / treatment as usual Health promoting dialogues in addition to follow-up from primary and secondary health care, and from schools, which is individually customized due to fatigue and other symptoms present. Health promoting dialogue in addition to treatment as usual Health promoting dialogue Health promoting dialogues in addition to follow-up from primary and secondary health care, and from schools, which is individually customized due to fatigue and other symptoms present.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) 1 year assessed by PedsQL Generic Core scale 4.0
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method EQ-5D-5L 1 year EQ-5D-5L is a 5 dimension and 5 level Questionnaire from the Euro Qol Group (supported by the Euro QolGroup Association and Euro Qol Research Foundation). Health states which is defined by EQ-5D-5L-answers, is assigned a score between 0 and 1 by applying preference weights. In Norway it has been common to use preference weights obtained from a sample of the general population in the UK. Norwegian preference weights will be available in near future. EQ-5D is the name of the instrument and is not an acronym. EQ-5D is the correct term to use in print or verbally.
Mood and Feelings Questionnaire 1 year Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire
Fatigue Questionnaire 1 year PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Questionnaire
Self-reported follow-up, School functioning and participation in Leisure activities 1 year Self-report form with yes/no answers regarding follow-up from health care personnel, follow-up from school, school attendance and participation in leisure activities.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Barne og ungdomsklinikken (Children's Clinic)
🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway