chronisch vermoeidheidssyndroom chronic fatigue/ ME
Conditions
Interventions
Patients allocated to the CBIT learn how to change fatigue perpetuating
cognitions and behaviour. The treatment is based on the protocol for individual
face to face cognitive behavioural therapy. Th
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: * >= 18 years * Able to speak, read and write Dutch language * Meet the 1994 US Center for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome * Score >= 35 on the Checklist Individual Strength (CIS), fatigue severity sub-scale * Have a total score of >= 700 on the Sickness Impact Profile r_08 (SIPr08) * Give written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are engaged in a legal procedure concerning disability-related financial benefits cannot start treatment. This is a temporary exclusion criteria. If the legal procedure is finished patients can enter the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure is fatigue severity. Fatigue severity will be measured with the subscale *fatigue severity* of the Checklist Individual Strength (CIS)[8, 9]. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures are: • level of disabilities ((Sickness Impact Profile total score and Short Form 36 Health Survey (=RAND-36 in Dutch) subscale physical functioning)) • level of psychological distress (total score on Symptom CheckList-90) • proportion of patients with clinical significant improvement on fatigue severity. Clinical significant improvement is defined as a reliable change index > 1.96 (Jacobson & Truax, 1991) between baseline and T1, and a score of 1.96 (Jacobson & Truax, 1991) between baseline and T1/ T2, and a score of | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed