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Survey and Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

A RCT Study on the Effect of Short and Long Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in CFS/ME Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00920777
Enrollment
234
Registered
2009-06-15
Start date
2009-05-31
Completion date
2015-05-31
Last updated
2020-06-09

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Conditions

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fatigue, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Pain

Keywords

CBT, Fukuda criteria, Mental functioning, Physical functioning

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze income variables in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, and to analyze the effect of short vs. long Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCBT

Individual Cognitive Behavior Therapy during 16 weeks

BEHAVIORALControl group

Waiting 16 weeks and receiving 8 weeks individual CBT after waiting period.

Sponsors

St. Olavs Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 62 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients referred to St.Olav Hospital, Trondheim * fulfil the FUKUDA criteria for CFS/ME.

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mental and physical function1 yearMental and physical function, measured by SF 36. Success criteria are measured by \>10 point improvement of mental and/ or physical function.

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 15, 2026