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Pilot Study of Alternative Treatments of Unexplained Chronic Fatigue - NCT00983502-84112(Clinical Trial 352518)
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Salt Lake City |
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84112 |
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Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis |
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The investigators' long-term goal is to identify, and then provide general practitioners
with evidence-based recommendations for therapeutic interventions for unexplained chronic
fatigue (UCF). The investigators' central hypothesis guiding this application is that some
complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners have developed management
approaches that are more helpful to patients with UCF than usual care.
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An objective is to identify certain types of clinicians (or individual physicians) who
appear to have identified effective treatments for patients with UCF, or to find that
clinicians who report themselves to be effective are not. Study subjects will be UCF
patients new to the practice of one of four groups of participating clinicians: 1) a control
group of MDs in practice-based research networks, 2) MDs trained in CAM, 3) naturopathic
doctors (non MDs trained in special naturopathic schools), and 4) MDs who specialize in
chronic fatigue. Our rationale for this comparison is that its successful completion will
potentially guide future searches for effective medical strategies for the treatment of UCF
that may have been developed outside the mainstream medical community. It may also provide
necessary information for follow-up studies that will help to identify specific effective
treatments. This information includes which clinicians provide the best treatments (as
evidenced by having patients with the best results), what are the characteristics of
patients who respond to a particular treatment, how the data collection procedures might
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Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age 21 through 65.
2. Has severe debilitating fatigue that substantially reduces the quality of life.
3. Does not have any organic, psychological, or lifestyle problems that are the
primary disorder and are likely to be the cause of this fatigue (see exclusionary
criteria)
4. The severe, unexplained fatigue has persisted for at least six months.
5. Has not been previously treated by current physician for chronic fatigue.
6. Can speak and read English.
7. Is not pregnant or planning to become pregnant within six months.
8. Has a telephone.
Exclusion Criteria:
No known history of:
1. Bipolar disorder
2. Psychosis
3. Major Depressive Disorder
4. Sleep disorder
5. Anemia
6. Thyroid disease
7. Rheumatoid Arthritis
8. Systemic Lupus
9. Cancer
10. Heart disease
11. Liver disease |
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October 8, 2010 |
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