Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
CFS, Giardia, Fatigue, Cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT, Chronic fatigue syndrome
Brief summary
A giardiasis outbreak in Bergen has given us the opportunity to approach two basic research questions of national and global importance: * Studying the pathoimmunology of giardiasis in a natural setting, and following the genetic and immunological responses leading to recovery or persistent disease and sequelae. * Studying the two disease entities FGID and CFS when induced by acute giardiasi and their risk factors. * Interventional cognitive behavioural therapy is the only intervention documented to have significant effect on CFS outcome, and conventional cognitive behavioural therapy will be compared to a psycho-educational programme in the format of a randomised controlled trial.
Interventions
OTHERPsycoeducation/counseling
2 days of education on mechanisms of illness and coping strategies
BEHAVIORALCognitive behavioural therapy
4 days intensive training in understanding and behavioural changes
Sponsors
University of Bergen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Problems with fatigue of any severity after Giardia infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement minimum 6 points in Chalder Fatigue scale score | 6 months |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed