This trial is not on ME/CFS specifically but the 1st case that I will post will involve somebody with the condition. It is led by Trudie Chalder, one of the principal investigators of the PACE Trial.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02426788
There is a lot more information at the following link:Investigators
Principal Investigator: Trudie Chalder, PhD King's College London
This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
Verified February 2016 by King's College London
Sponsor:
King's College London
Collaborator:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
King's College London
Purpose
Brief Summary: Persistent Physical Symptoms (PPS; also known as medically unexplained symptoms - MUS) is a term used to describe a range of physical health difficulties that people can experience and for which the exact cause is unclear. Between 20 and 40% of patients in primary care, and about 50% in secondary care experience PPS. Not only are PPS common, but the overlap across different patient groups may indicate that these phenomena are transdiagnostic. PPS are associated with profound disability and high health care costs, and if left untreated the prognosis of these patients is poor. There is an accumulating body of evidence demonstrating that cognitive behavioural interventions can reduce levels of symptoms and improve functioning in patients with PPS. A pragmatic RCT was designed to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) + Standard Medical Care (SMC) versus Standard Medical Care alone, in the treatment of patients with PPS. The trial will focus on patients with a variety of symptoms (e.g., non-cardiac chest pain, fibromyalgia), across secondary care clinics (e.g., neurology, cardiology, and rheumatology). Patients who have been referred to secondary care in the past six months will also be recruited from General Practice (GP) surgeries.
Condition
Persistent Physical Symptoms (PPS)
Intervention
Behavioral: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02426788