Healthcare Evaluation and Assessment of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Prof Andrew Smith
Scientific

63 Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AS
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	To assess the efficacy of MultiConvergent Therapy in the treatment of CFS
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Intervention	MultiConvergent Therapy (MCT) versus relaxation
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Performance scores of 80% or above
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Patient satisfaction with treatment 2. Reduced fatigue 3. Reduced disability 4. Overall improvement
Completion date	01/07/2003

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	60
Key inclusion criteria	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Criteria for CFS. Performance score of 70% or less
Key exclusion criteria	1. Performance scores above 70% 2. Not able to attend all assessment/therapy sessions
Date of first enrolment	01/10/2000
Date of final enrolment	01/07/2003

63 Park Place

Cardiff
CF10 3AS
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article		17/02/2007		Yes	No
Results article		01/03/2008		Yes	No