Investigating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of FITNET-NHS (Fatigue In Teenagers on the interNET in the NHS) compared to activity management to treat paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME): amendment to the published protocol.

Authors :: Anderson E
Gaunt D
Metcalfe C
Rai M
Hollingworth W
Mills N
Beasant L
Parslow R
Kessler D
Macleod J
Stallard P
Knoop H
Van de Putte E
Nijhof S
Bleijenberg G
Crawley E
Source :: Trials [Trials] 2019 Dec 19; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 750. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 19.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: The FITNET-NHS Trial is a UK, national, trial investigating whether an online cognitive behavioural therapy program (FITNET-NHS) for treating chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in adolescents is clinically effective and cost-effective in the NHS. At the time of writing (September 2019), the trial was recruiting participants. This article presents an update to the planned sample size and data collection duration previously published within the trial protocol. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN, ID: 18020851. Registered 8 April 2016.

Subjects :: Adolescent
Child
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy economics
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic diagnosis
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic economics
Female
Health Surveys statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Sample Size
State Medicine economics
Treatment Outcome
United Kingdom
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic therapy
Internet-Based Intervention economics

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