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  • The FITNET-NHS Trial is a UK-based national study focused on evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an online cognitive behavioral therapy program for adolescents suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome/ME.
  • As of September 2019, the trial was actively recruiting participants and aimed to gather more data on the treatment's impact.
  • The article provides updates on the planned sample size and data collection duration compared to earlier published trial protocols, with the trial registered under ISRCTN ID: 18020851 since April 2016.

Article Abstract

The FITNET-NHS Trial is a UK, national, trial investigating whether an online cognitive behavioural therapy program (FITNET-NHS) for treating chronic fatigue syndrome/ME in adolescents is clinically effective and cost-effective in the NHS. At the time of writing (September 2019), the trial was recruiting participants. This article presents an update to the planned sample size and data collection duration previously published within the trial protocol. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN, ID: 18020851. Registered 8 April 2016.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6924068PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3895-1DOI Listing

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