Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Nervous System Diseases Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
All participants will be randomised to one of the two treatment arms:
1. Intervention with web-based cognitive behavioural treatment
2. Usual care
The duration of the cognitive behavioural programme
Sponsors
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adolescents (12 - 18 years) with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Score greater than or equal to 44 on the Stait-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children 2. Score greater than or equal to 15 on the Children?s Depression Inventory 3. No availability of computer and/or internet 4. Risk of suicide 5. Mental retardation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. School presence 2. Severity of fatigue 3. Physical functioning as measured by the subscale physical functioning Efficacy of the web-based programme will be determined after these 6 months. The follow-up measurement at 12 months is meant to define if the result. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-rated improvement. Efficacy of the web-based programme will be determined after these 6 months. The follow-up measurement at 12 months is meant to define if the result. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed