Status:
RECRUITING
Munich ME/CFS Cohort Study
Lead Sponsor:
Technical University of Munich
Collaborating Sponsors:
Helmholtz Munich, Munich
German Cancer Research Center
Conditions:
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) (ICD-10 G93.3)
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 25 years
Brief Summary
The Munich cohort study MUC-CFS aims at the characterization and long-term follow-up of myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in young people aged up to 25 years, as well as at the id...
Detailed Description
ME/CFS is a complex, chronic neurological disorder with an estimated pre-pandemic prevalence of about 0.3%, affecting more people than multiple sclerosis (MS) worldwide. The number of cases was report...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Written consent of the patient (or legal guardian for patients aged \< 18 years).
- Age 0 - 25 (including)
- Documented or probable acute infectious disease at the onset of ME/CFS symptoms
- Diagnosis of ME/CFS according to the IOM criteria, the CCC, the diagnostic worksheet published by P.C. Rowe et al. (2017), or the pediatric case definition published by L.A. Jason et al. (2006).
Exclusion
- • drug/medication abuse, major surgery within the last six months, presence of organ failure, post-stroke/craniocerebral trauma with cognitive deficits, post-intensive care syndrome, syphilis, Lyme disease, AIDS, hepatitis B/C, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjörgren's syndrome, malignancy, major depression or other severe psychiatric illness, primary sleep disorder, severe endocrine disease (e.g., hypopituitarism, adrenal insufficiency), and other conditions that might explain ME/CFS symptoms.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 22 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2029
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06005246
Start Date
January 22 2019
End Date
January 1 2029
Last Update
August 22 2023
Active Locations (1)
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MRI Chronic Fatigue Center for Young People (MCFC), Children's hospital, Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Munic Municipal Hospital (MüK)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 80804