Status:

COMPLETED

Pilot Study for the NorCAPITAL Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Oslo University Hospital

Conditions:

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-19 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this pilot study for the NorCAPITAL trial is to investigate the feasibility and safety of the drug clonidine in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Specifically, the investigators wa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Persisting or constantly relapsing fatigue lasting 3 months or more
  • Functional disability resulting from fatigue to a degree that prevent normal school attendance
  • Age between 12 and 19 years

Exclusion

  • Another disease process or current demanding life event that might explain the fatigue
  • Another chronic disease
  • Permanent use of drugs
  • Permanently bed-ridden
  • Positive pregnancy test
  • Supine systolic blood pressure (SBP) \< 85 mm Hg
  • Fall in SPB upon standing \> 30 mm Hg
  • Supine HR \< 50 beats/min
  • Abnormal ECG

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

5 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01507701

Start Date

January 1 2010

Last Update

January 13 2012

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Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Dept. of Pediatrics

Oslo, Norway, NO-4950