Patient-Partner Stress Management Effects on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Symptoms and Neuroimmune Process

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Conditions studied: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of a videotelephone-delivered patient-partner dual-focused cognitive behavioral stress management intervention on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) symptoms and related psychosocial and neuroimmune processes in patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Study tests the hypothesis that videophone-delivered patient-partner cognitive behavioral stress management (T-PP-CBSM) intervention improves patient CFS symptoms relative to a videophone-delivered patient-partner Health Information (PP-T- HI) condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01650636

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

300

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2017-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-10

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• men and women diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome

You may not qualify if…

• no partner
• prior psychiatric treatment for serious psychiatric disorder (e.g., psychosis, suicidality)
• co-morbidity or medical treatment affecting the immune system
• lack of fluency in English

Where it is running

• Department of Psychology University of Miami — Coral Gables, Florida, United States

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