Status:

UNKNOWN

Exploring Worry in CFS/ME

Lead Sponsor:

King's College London

Collaborating Sponsors:

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Brief Summary

This study will be building on the findings of Kalfas et al 2022 paper exploring the prevalence of generalised worry in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) befor...

Detailed Description

A recent study carried out in SLaM explored how common worry is in people who have received Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for CFS/ME. Over 70% were struggling with worry, and the more severe the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • have a diagnosis of ME/CFS according to NICE criteria;
  • have agreed to CBT for ME/CFS following their initial assessment;
  • are/were struggling with comorbid generalised worry as determined by a score of 45 or above on the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (collected routinely with all patients referred to the service).
  • Informed consent to taking part in the study

Exclusion

  • Patients who have been closed to the service longer than 3 months
  • Patients with a diagnosis of long-Covid
  • Patients who are under 18
  • Patients who do not have a diagnosis of CFS/ME
  • Patients who have not agreed to CBT for CFS/ME as part of their treatment
  • Patients who score below the threshold on the PSWQ

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06011135

Start Date

October 1 2023

End Date

May 31 2024

Last Update

August 25 2023

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Kings College London

London, United Kingdom