Use of a Monitor in ME/CFS

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01908036

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-25

Start date

2013-07-31

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2013-07-25

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Conditions

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome, CFS, myalgic encephalomyelitis, M.E., activity monitor

Brief summary

The use of an activity monitor to determine increase or decrease of activity in patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome.

Detailed description

A cohort of 50 patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome will be given an informed release form. Have a signed the informed release they will be given a Fitbit activity monitor. These monitors will be evaluated on a weekly interval by computer interface. The activity will be calculated to determine the online of activity and whether there is increase or decrease in activity during the time of the study. The study is an observational rather than an interventional study. There is no invasion or intervention in the patient's normal activities

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Fukuda and Canadian consensus criteria for the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome

Exclusion criteria

Acute disease and exclusion conditions in Fukuda criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
observation of activity level in CFS patients	6 months	observation of activity level in CFS patients using objective activity monitor

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary Contactderek enlander, MD

denlander@aol.com2127942000

Outcome results