Clinical trials: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Cytokine Inhibition in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients
Rationale: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a medically unexplained syndrome for which no somatic or pharmacological treatment has been proven effective.
- Trial name
- CiCFS (NCT02108210)
- Testing
- Anakinra
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
ME/CFS, Long COVID
Is Swimming a More Tolerable Form of Movement for Individuals With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Individuals with ME/CFS experience profound exercise intolerance and post-exertional malaise. This remote (app-based) pilot study explores whether light, fully self-paced, swimming may be a tolerable form of movement for people…
- Conditions
- ME/CFS, Long COVID, Post- COVID-19 Syndrome, POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
- Trial name
- ME/CFS (NCT07454395)
- Testing
- Swimming, Cycling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Fraser University
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Use of Sildenafil (Viagra) to Alter Fatigue, Functional Status and Impaired Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients With CFS
Use of Viagra to Alter Symptoms in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Trial name
- NCT00598585
- Testing
- Sildenafil (Viagra)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Irritable Bowel, Fibromyalgia
Psychiatric Disorders and Functional Somatic Disorders
The objectives of this study are: Firstly, to investigate the association between psychiatric disorders and functional somatic disorder (FSD).
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Bodily Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06006715
- Volunteers
- 7,493 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Exertional Exhaustion in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Post-exertional malaise was modeled by having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and sedentary control subjects perform submaximal exercise on 2 consecutive days with objective changes in brain function measured by magnetic resonance…
- Trial name
- NCT03567811
- Testing
- Submaximal bicycle exercise stress test on Days 1 and 2
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Exploring the Biological Basis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
To collect blood and urine samples from patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), and SEID (Systemic Exertion Intolerance Syndrome) and controls for genomic, viral and metabolomic testing.
- Trial name
- CHROME (NCT04859257)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DxTerity Diagnostics
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Ampligen in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
This is an open label study of Ampligen in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00215813
- Testing
- Poly I: Poly C12U (Rintatolimod)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AIM ImmunoTech Inc.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia
Central Mechanisms of Chronic Pain and Fatigue Subtitle: Functional Imaging of Brain and Spinal Cord
Chronic pain and fatigue are characterized by peripheral and central mechanisms including low pain thresholds, temporal summation, peripheral and central sensitization.
- Trial name
- NCT03075254
- Testing
- A Peltier for Sensory testing, functional magnetic resonance imaging for Brain Neuroimaging, fMRI for Spinal Cord Neuroimaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Postcancer Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses After Influenza Vaccination in Patients With Postcancer Fatigue and in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Postcancer fatigue (PCF) is a frequently occurring, severe and invalidating problem, impairing quality of life. Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) also suffer from severe fatigue symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT01651754
- Testing
- Seasonal influenza vaccination
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Post-Acute COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome, Postviral Fatigue
Clinical Laboratory Evaluation, Assessment of Symptoms and Recovery in Patients With Post-COVID-19-Vaccination Syndrome
Some people report persistent health problems after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. These symptoms persist well beyond typical short-term vaccine side effects and are not attributable to any other known medical conditions.
- Trial name
- CLEAR (NCT07400848)
- Testing
- Blood sampling and analysis, The continuous Reactive Hyperemia Index (InRHI) measured by EndoPAT
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Observational Study of Control Participants for the MAPP Research Network
The Control Study for the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network has been established to focus on a broader approach to the study of Interstitial Cystitis (IC)/Painful Bladder…
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
- Trial name
- MAPP-Control (NCT01098292)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 615 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Welfare Benefits in Functional Somatic Disorders
The objective of this observational study is to estimate the number of weeks of welfare benefits, i.e. sickness benefit, unemployment benefit and social assistance, for individuals with functional somatic disorders and compare…
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Bodily Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05611606
- Volunteers
- 9,656 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Healthy
Study of the Hypothalmic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis and Its Role in Major Depression
Major depression represents a major public health problem worldwide and in the U.S. Fifteen percent of the U.S. population has depression at some point in life (40 million individuals).
- Conditions
- Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Healthy, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00001479
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Structural Problems in Brainstem and Cervical Spine Cord in ME/CFS
A case control study on patients with ME/CFS and healthy controls on prevalence of cervical obstructions, Cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) pressure and laboratory findings.
- Trial name
- NCT04403854
- Testing
- MRI, Spinal Tap
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bragee Clinics
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS
Unhide® Project: A Digital Health Platform to Collect Lifestyle Data for Brain Inflammation Research
The unhide® Project is a non-interventional, longitudinal research study designed to establish a secure data repository of demographic, health, and lifestyle information from individuals with brain inflammation and related…
- Conditions
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS, Rheumatic Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
- Trial name
- NCT04806620
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Inflammation Collaborative
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Cardiovascular Analysis of PEM
The purpose of this study is to examine cardiopulmonary function in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients and determine how it relates to the common symptom of Post-exertional malaise (PEM).
- Trial name
- NCT04740736
- Testing
- Saline Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) (ICD-10 G93.3)
Investigating the Effects of Intermittent Hypoxia-Hyperoxia Treatment (IHHT) in People With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) to Improve Fatigue, Pain, and Quality of Life by Targeting Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Autonomic Nervous System Impairment
This study is testing a new treatment for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and long-term symptoms after COVID-19.
- Trial name
- REenergizeME (NCT07317401)
- Testing
- Intermittent hypoxia-hyperoxia treatment (IHHT)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Orthostatic Intolerance
Autonomic Nervous System and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The investigators propose to test the hypothesis that the sympathetic nervous system contributes to the cardiovascular and inflammatory abnormalities present in the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and, in particular in the subset…
- Conditions
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Orthostatic Intolerance, Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
- Trial name
- CFS&ANS (NCT00580619)
- Testing
- Autonomic Function Testing, Saline infusions, L-NMMA trimethaphan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Epigenetics of Post-exertional Malaise in Patients With ME/CFS
Exploring epigenetic mechanisms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is crucial to understand the mechanisms underlying its pathophysiology.
- Trial name
- EPIME (NCT04378634)
- Testing
- Exercise, Mental Stress Test
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Cognitive Impairments
Efficacy and Safety of Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate in Adults With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Over the past decade, the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine (RCBM) has evaluated many patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- NCT01071044
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine