Actively Recruiting
Munich ME/CFS Cohort Study
Led by Technical University of Munich · Updated on 2023-08-22
200
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
518 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
Technical University of Munich
Lead Sponsor
H
Helmholtz Munich, Munich
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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 identification of pathomechanisms, biomarkers, and targets for future treatment approaches.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Munich ME/CFS Cohort Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Written consent of the patient or legal guardian for patients under 18 years
- Age between 0 and 25 years inclusive
- Documented or probable acute infectious disease at the onset of ME/CFS symptoms
- Diagnosis of ME/CFS according to IOM criteria, Canadian Consensus Criteria, Rowe et al. (2017), or pediatric case definition by Jason et al. (2006)
You will not qualify if you...
- Drug or medication abuse
- Major surgery within the last six months
- Presence of organ failure
- Post-stroke or brain trauma with cognitive deficits
- Post-intensive care syndrome
- Diagnosed syphilis, Lyme disease, AIDS, hepatitis B or C
- Diagnosed multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome
- Malignancy
- Major depression or other severe psychiatric illness
- Primary sleep disorder
- Severe endocrine diseases such as hypopituitarism or adrenal insufficiency
- Other conditions that could explain ME/CFS symptoms
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
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
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
U
Uta Behrends, Prof. Dr.
CONTACT
K
Kirstin Mittelstraß, Dr.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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