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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN15823716
ISRCTN15823716
Completed
Not Applicable

The effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy in groups for patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): a randomised controlled study

niversity Medical Center St. Radboud (The Netherlands)0 sites204 target enrollmentOctober 12, 2006

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity Medical Center St. Radboud (The Netherlands)
Enrollment
204
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 12, 2006
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Medical Center St. Radboud (The Netherlands)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Over 18 years old
  • 2\. Being able to speak and read Dutch
  • 3\. Meeting the 1994 research criteria for CFS as formulated by the US Center for Disease Control
  • 4\. Severely fatigued (having a Checklist Individual Strength (CIS)\-fatigue severity score of more than or equal to 35\)
  • 5\. Severely disabled (weighted total score on the Sickness Impact Profile of more than or equal to 700\)
  • 6\. Motivated for treatment of CFS with CBT
  • 7\. Having functioned good in groups before (self\-report) and willing to follow a group treatment for CFS
  • 8\. Given written informed consent for participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patient does not meet the previously mentioned inclusion criteria
  • 2\. Patient is currently engaged in a legal procedure concerning disability\-related financial benefits

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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