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NCT07363655Completed

Effects of a Rehabilitation Programme Focused on Energy Management in People With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The study focuses on rehabilitation nursing care for adults diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in a home setting. The objective is to evaluate the effects of an individualised rehabilitation programme, which aims to empower participants to manage their energy effectively, observing the impacts on functionality and fatigue.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
13 (actual)
First submitted
6 Jan 2026
Start date
9 Oct 2024
Primary completion date
23 Feb 2025
Lead sponsor
Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa
NCT number
NCT07363655

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 13
  • From 9 Oct 2024 to the primary completion date, 23 Feb 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Patients without a diagnosis of ME/CFS who had previously participated in any kind of rehabilitation programme, including pacing therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy or graded-exercise therapy.

Other

  • Individuals without official residence in Portugal;
  • Patients without a diagnosis of ME/CFS;
  • Patients with a diagnosis of ME/CFS whose case definitions used was not known;

Who the study is looking for

  • Portuguese-speaking individuals with age of 18 years or older;
  • Individuals with official residence in Portugal;
  • An official diagnosis of ME/CFS based on the NICE guidelines;
  • A Chalder's Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ) score higher than 18 points.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal.
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Oliveira de AzeméisPortugalUnknown status

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