PowerMe: Empowering children with mitochondrial disease in dealing with fatigue
Completed
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial disease, ehealth, cognitive behaviour therapy(Nederlands: mitochondriële ziekte, e-health, cognitieve gedragstherapie)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27650
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud university medical center in Nijmegen.
- Brief Summary
Klein, I. L., van de Loo, K. F. E., Hoogeboom, T. J., Janssen, M. C. H., Smeitink, J. A. M., van der Veer, E., Verhaak, C.M. & Custers, J. A. E. (2021). Blended cognitive behaviour therapy for children and adolescents with mitochondrial disease targeting fatigue (PowerMe): study protocol for a multiple baseline single case experiment. Trials, 22(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05126-7
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 8 and 18 years
- Able to speak, write, and read Dutch
Exclusion Criteria
- Intellectual disability (developmental age younger than 8 years).
- Primary depression (CDI higher than or equal to 16) or anxiety disorder (SCARED-C higher than or equal to 25)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fatigue severity as measured with the Checklist Individual Strength (CIS) subscale fatigue severity (weekly).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fatigue severity measured with the CIS subscale concentration, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory - Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (PedsQL - Fatigue)<br /><br>Quality of life: Child health questionnaire (CHQ); and weekly questions regarding whether fatigue has interfered with their activities during the week and how much the distress this caused <br /><br>School presence (attended hours/obliged hours *100); and weekly questions regarding school presence <br /> <br>Physical functioning: CHQ subscale physical functioning <br /><br>Self-rated improvement: patients indicate whether they feel much better, have the same complaints or have become worse compared with the previous measurement (T0).