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Title: | Effectiveness of an Online Multicomponent Program (FATIGUEWALK) for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Author: | Serrat, Mayte Navarrete Hidalgo, Jaime Ferrés Puigdevall, Sònia AUER, WILLIAM SANMARTIN SENTAÑES, RAMON Nieto, Rubén Neblett, Randy Borràs, Xavier Luciano, Juan Vicente ![]() Feliu-Soler, Albert ![]() |
Citation: | Serrat, M. [Mayte], Navarrete, J. [Jaime], Ferrés, S. [Sònia], Auer, W. [William], Sanmartín-Sentañes, R. [Ramon], Nieto, R. [Rubén], Neblett, R. [Randy], Borràs, X. [Xavier], Luciano, J. V. [Juan Vicente], & Feliu-Soler, A. [Albert] (2024). Effectiveness of an online multicomponent program (FATIGUEWALK) for chronic fatigue syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.Health Psychology, 43(4), 310–322. doi: 10.1037/hea0001346 |
Abstract: | Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an online multicomponent intervention called FATIGUEWALK (FaW) compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). Method: FaW included pain neuroscience education, therapeutic exercise, cognitive restructuring, and mindfulness training. A total of 428 patients with CFS/ME were randomized into two study arms: online FaW plus TAU versus TAU alone. A single-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted. Validated patient-reported outcome measures of fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression, and physical function were collected at baseline and posttreatment, following the FaW intervention, which lasted 12 weeks. Results: Statistically significant improvements (with small-to-moderate effect sizes) were observed in online FaW versus TAU alone with respect to multidimensional aspects of fatigue (Cohen’s d ranging from 0.25 to 0.73) and most secondary outcomes (pain and fatigue intensity, depressive and anxious symptomatology, functional impairment, kinesiophobia, physical functioning). The absolute risk reduction in FaW versus TAU was 19%, 95% confidence interval (CI) [12.19, 25.80] with number needed to treat = 6, 95% CI [3.9, 8.2]. Overall, similar clinical improvements were observed in sensitivity analyses including a subgroup of patients without comorbidity with fibromyalgia (n = 70). Conclusions: This is the first study to assess the short-term effectiveness of an online multicomponent intervention added to TAU, compared to TAU alone, for the management of CFS/ME. Further trials, including active control groups with an equivalent treatment dose, and assessing the long-term effectiveness of the online FaW, are warranted. |
Keywords: | chronic fatigue syndrome therapeutic exercise cognitive behavioral therapy mindfulness randomized controlled trial |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001346 |
Document type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Issue Date: | 1-Apr-2024 |
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