Efficacy of web-based cognitive behavioural treatment for adolescents with the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Completed

• Conditions: chronisch vermoeidheid syndroom; chronic fatigue syndrome

• Registration Number: NL-OMON30863
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 13 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

Adolescents (12-18 yr)
Diagnosis CFS according to the CDC-criteria (Fukuda 1994)
Minimal score 40 on the 'Fatigue severity subscale* of the CIS-20
Maximum score 65 on the 'Physical functioning* (Child Health Questionnaire)

Exclusion Criteria

Anxiety score >= 44 on the Stait-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children
Depression score >= 15 on the Children*s Depression Inventory
No availability of computer with Internet possibility
Inadequate control of Dutch language by child or parent
Suicidal risk
Cognitive retardation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>1. School presence, expressed in attended hours / obliged hours * 100%;<br /><br>2. Subjective fatigue, measured with the subjective fatigue scale of the CIS-20;<br /><br>3. Physical functioning, measured with the physical functioning scale of the<br /><br>CHQ and with an actometer.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Self-rated improvement, measured using a short questionnaire consisting of 3<br /><br>items.</p><br>