Kos 2012

Trial name or title	Pacing activity self‐management for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: randomized controlled clinical trial
Methods	RCT
Participants	Inclusion criteria Adults between 18 and 65 years of age Female gender Willing to sign informed consent form Fulfilling 1994 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome Exclusion criteria Not fulfilling each of the inclusion criteria listed above
Interventions	Behavioural: pacing Behavioural: relaxation therapy
Outcomes	Change in score on the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) Change in autonomic activity at rest and following 3 activities of daily living Change in CFS Symptom List Change in Checklist of Individual Strength (CIS) Change in subscale scores on the Medical Outcomes Short Form‐36 Health Status Survey (SF‐36)
Starting date	August 2011
Contact information	Jo.Nijs@vub.ac.be
Notes	http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01512342