scholarly journals Cognitive behavioural therapy in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomised controlled trial of an outpatient group programme

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (37) ◽  
Author(s):  
H O'Dowd ◽  
P Gladwell ◽  
C Rogers ◽  
S Hollinghurst ◽  
A Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Outpatient Group ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Group Programme

scholarly journals Guided self-instructions for people with chronic fatigue syndrome: randomised controlled trial

2008 ◽  
Vol 193 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Knoop ◽  
Jos W. M. van der Meer ◽  
Gijs Bleijenberg
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Intention To Treat ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Self Instruction

SummaryA minimal intervention, based on cognitive–behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome and consisting of self-instructions combined with email contact, was tested in a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN27293439). A total of 171 patients participated in the trial: 85 were allocated to the intervention condition and 86 to the waiting-list condition. All patients met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome. An intention-to-treat analysis showed a significant decrease in fatigue and disability after self-instruction. The level of disability was negatively correlated with treatment outcome. Guided self-instructions are an effective treatment for patients with relatively less severe chronic fatigue syndrome.

Health-related quality of life in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: group cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise versus usual treatment. A randomised controlled trial with 1 year of follow-up

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montserrat Núñez ◽  
Joaquim Fernández-Solà ◽  
Esther Nuñez ◽  
José-Manuel Fernández-Huerta ◽  
Teresa Godás-Sieso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Commentary on: Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of fluoxetine and graded exercise for chronic fatigue syndrome†

1998 ◽  
Vol 172 (6) ◽  
pp. 491-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Deale ◽  
Trudie Chalder ◽  
Simon Wessely
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Double Blind Placebo ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Graded Exercise ◽  
Randomised Controlled

A variety of treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been proposed but few have been systematically evaluated. The publication of this well-designed, double-blind, randomised controlled trial is therefore a welcome contribution to the literature.

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