Home Orthostatic Training in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

ISRCTN ISRCTN89726128
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN89726128
Secondary identifying numbers HOT-CFS
Submission date
30/04/2009
Registration date
22/06/2009
Last edited
29/01/2013
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Julia Newton
Scientific

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Freeman Hospital
Freeman Road
High Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled feasibility study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleHome Orthostatic Training in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a randomised controlled feasibility study
Study acronymHOT CFS
Study objectivesHome orthostatic training is safe and feasible in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Ethics approval(s)Sunderland Local Research Ethics Committee (LREC) approved on the 5th July 2005 (ref: 05/Q0904/37)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedChronic fatigue syndrome
InterventionPatients will receive routine clinical care including withdrawal of potential culprit medications, and conservative and abortive advice as is our usual practice. Following full written consent they will be enrolled in the study. Patients will be asked to return to the Tilt Room for investigation on four separate occasions over a six month period. Baseline Investigation of autonomic function and haemodynamics will be performed at visit 1 and the technique of home orthostatic training (HOT therapy) or sham will be taught. They will be encouraged to be accompanied by a relative or friend, but this will not be mandatory. There will then be three re-evaluation visits where, autonomic function and haemodynamic measures will be repeated. These will occur at one week, four weeks and six months from the onset of training. Throughout the study period patients will receive a weekly telephone call from one of the investigators to assess progress and to provide encouragement.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. Study compliance. Timepoints: 1 week, 4 weeks, 6 months.
2. Autonomic function. Timepoints: baseline, 1 week, 4 weeks, 6 months.
Secondary outcome measuresFatigue. Timepoints: baseline, 1 week, 4 weeks, 6 months.
Overall study start date01/01/2008
Completion date01/01/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants50
Key inclusion criteria1. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) patients
2. Both males and females, aged 18 years and over
3. Patients who fulfil the Fukuda diagnostic criteria
4. Patients with an autonomic phenotype, i.e., have a composite autonomic symptom scale of greater than 32.5
Key exclusion criteria1. Inability to give informed consent
2. Patients on drugs which can affect the autonomic nervous system which cannot be discontinued safely
3. Inability to stand for up to 40 minutes due to muscular or neurological disorders, cardiac transplantation, or pregnancy
Date of first enrolment01/01/2008
Date of final enrolment01/01/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

Freeman Hospital
Freeman Road
High Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
England
United Kingdom

Website http://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/05p40t847

Funders

Funder type

Government

CFS/ME Northern Clinical Network, NHS Networks (UK)

No information available

Nuffield Foundation (UK)
Private sector organisation / Trusts, charities, foundations (both public and private)
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/01/2010 Yes No