ISRCTN77567702
Completed
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Is a multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment more effective than monodisciplinary cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome? A multicentre randomised controlled trial
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)0 sites240 target enrollmentFebruary 27, 2009
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Not specified
- Sponsor
- The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)
- Enrollment
- 240
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients are included if they fulfil the CDC\-94 criteria for CFS and score more or equal to 40 on the Checklist Individual Strength (CIS)\-fatigue questionnaire. CDC\-94 criteria for CFS are as follows:
- •At least 6 months of persistent or recurring fatigue for which no physical explanation has been found and which:
- •1\. Is of new onset, that is to say it has not been lifelong
- •2\. Is not the result of ongoing exertion
- •3\. Is not substantially alleviated by rest
- •4\. Severely limits functioning
- •In combination with four or more of the following symptoms, persistent or regularly recurring over a period of 6 months and which must not have predated the fatigue:
- •5\. Self\-reported impairment in memory or concentration
- •6\. Sore throat
- •7\. Tender cervical lymph nodes
Exclusion Criteria
- •1\. Any medical condition that may explain the presence of chronic fatigue
- •2\. A psychotic, major or bipolar depressive disorder (but not an uncomplicated depression)
- •3\. Dementia
- •4\. Anorexia or bulimia nervosa
- •5\. Alcohol and/or drug abuse
- •6\. Severe obesity (body mass index \[BMI] greater than or equal to 45\)
- •7\. Pregnancy
- •8\. Not able to speak, understand or write the Dutch language
- •9\. Patients who had cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and multidisciplinary rehabilitation therapy (MRT) in the past involving CFS
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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