A Rehabilitation Program for Adolescents With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

St. Olavs Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: integrative rehabilitation program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01806246

2012/2159

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the programme is to develop a treatment model for adolescents with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The program consists of 4 elements lasting for 12 months, psychoeducation reflecting the current knowledge about the disease, Heart Rate Variability Coherence Biofeedback, pacing and activity planning and some principles of cognitive behaviour therapy. The study is designed as a Single-Case study including 10- 15 participants.

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants who meet the diagnostic criteria of chronic fatigue syndrome
• Clinically evaluated, exclude any disease that can explain the chronic fatigue;
• Diagnosed and evaluated within the health region, Central Norway
• With written consent form signed by themselves and their parents.

Exclusion criteria

• serious comorbidity such as anorexia, psychosis
• serious depression

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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13 participants in 1 patient group

integrative rehabilitation program

Experimental group

Description:

28 sessions during 12 months with focus on psychoeducation, activity planning, and thoughts and feelings connected to having a serious chronic disease. From week 13 to week 32 a training programme aiming at balancing heart rate variability.

Treatment:

Behavioral: integrative rehabilitation program