Home Orthostatic Training in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN89726128 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN89726128 |
| Protocol serial number | HOT-CFS |
| Sponsor | Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK) |
| Funders | CFS/ME Northern Clinical Network, NHS Networks (UK), Nuffield Foundation (UK) |
- 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
Scientific
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Freeman Hospital
Freeman Road
High Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
United Kingdom
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled feasibility study |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | Home Orthostatic Training in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a randomised controlled feasibility study |
| Study acronym | HOT CFS |
| Study objectives | Home 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) studied | Chronic fatigue syndrome |
| Intervention | Patients 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 type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. Study compliance. Timepoints: 1 week, 4 weeks, 6 months. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Fatigue. Timepoints: baseline, 1 week, 4 weeks, 6 months. |
| Completion date | 01/01/2010 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 50 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. 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 criteria | 1. 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 enrolment | 01/01/2008 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/01/2010 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
United Kingdom
NE7 7DN
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/01/2010 | Yes | No | |
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
