EMDR in the treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): can EMDR make the perception of fatigue less negative? A sequential randomized and replicated single-case experimental phase design with multiple measurements.

Phase 2

Withdrawn

Conditions: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CFS
10077546

Registration Number: NL-OMON42629

Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Withdrawn

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Female, age of 18 * 65 years
Diagnosed with CFS; CDC-criteria met at start of CBT-treatment
Having received CBT for CFS; experienced success in increasing activities
Negative associations with fatigue (FQL at least one negative subscale >25%)
Not convinced that one is recovered from CFS: score * 6 on scale 0 * 10 *I am recovered from CFS*:

Exclusion Criteria

Use of psychotropic drugs or daily use of painkillers;
Co-morbid psychiatric disorder (DSM-IV-R) at baseline assessment before start of CBT

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary study parameter is negative associations with fatigue; these are<br /><br>measured by daily scores on the adapted FQL-items. Participants will be asked<br /><br>to click on a line of 0-10cm: To what extent does the following adjective fit<br /><br>your experienced fatigue? .<br /><br>Three adjectives will be chosen from the baseline assessment FQL-scores (T0) of<br /><br>the individual participant. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secundary study parameters are:<br /><br>The cognition that one is recovered from CFS; this is measured daily by asking<br /><br>the participant to click on a line ranging from of 0-10 cm (not credible at all<br /><br>* completely credible): How credible does it feel for you to say I am<br /><br>recovered from CFS?<br /><br>The experienced fatigue; this is measured daily by asking the participant to<br /><br>click on a line ranging from of 0-10 cm (not fatigued at all extremely<br /><br>fatigued): I feel today: .</p><br>