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Some details are now know. I'm not happy about Chalder fatigue scale being used as primary outcome. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03691987

Full title: Understanding and restoring dopaminergic function in fibromyalgia patients using a mindfulness-based psychological intervention: a [18F]-DOPA PET study. Study protocol for the FIBRODOPA study—a randomized controlled trial Abstract Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a very prevalent...

"Medicine is a practice built on trust—from patients and from society in general—and this is especially true for psychiatry, in which trust has been forfeited in the past. Transparency is the foundation stone of trust. In research, this can be manifest at various stages. Clinical trials and...

Several related threads have been merged. Link to the research protocol for the literature review here. Story in the Australian news: SAHMRI researchers in hunt to find cure for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome WORLD-first research in Adelaide that involves taking the blood samples of donors every...

Full title: Effects of the prolong life with nine turn method (Yan Nian Jiu Zhuan) Qigong on patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Open access PDF available from http://apm.amegroups.com/article/view/48615

Very troubling study by prof Knoop et al. "ONDERZOEKSVRAAG To investigate whether delivering timely Cognitive Behavioural Therapy [CBT], an evidence-based treatment for chronic fatigue, is effective in preventing the development of post-COVID-19 chronic fatigue. URGENTIE A substantial...

Study protocol for POSITIF, a randomised multicentre feasibility trial of a brief cognitive-behavioural intervention plus information versus information alone for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-020-00622-0

Psychosomatic therapy for patients frequently attending primary care with medically unexplained symptoms, the CORPUS trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Open access, published Dec 2019 Trial status The protocol version number and date: version 10, 8 May 2018. Patient...

How many protocols does this harmful GET trial need exactly? There's 5 on the website now. Is Action for ME supporting this street merging with AYME? They have a clear statement against GET now. Selected GPs are now sending out letters on behalf Crawley et al for any kids aged 11+. For 16 or...

Prevalence and incidence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in Europe—the Euro-epiME study from the European network EUROMENE: a protocol for a systematic review https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/9/e020817

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for MuScle Disease (ACTMuS): Protocol for a two-arm randomised controlled trial of a brief guided self-help ACT programme for improving quality of life in people with Muscle diseases Trudie Chalder et Al From above: "ACT is a newer type of cognitive...