The Feasibility, Acceptability and Clinical Utility of a New Remote-mobile Technology Intervention (ASARM) for CFS/ME in a Paediatric Population

Launched by MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Mar 6, 2014

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ClinConnect Summary

Standard practice is for patients to use pen and paper diaries to capture the initial "baseline" of sleep rest and activity. However, this can take several weeks to determine, relies on excellent adherence as well as the subjective recording of information that is sometimes hard to capture. Filling in the diaries can also place extra demands on energy and memory in patients and compromise treatment, particularly in the early stages of care, which can be characterized by feelings of hopelessness and disempowerment. Similarly, the number of trips to the clinic to discuss the diaries places pa...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients aged 12-17
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients who do not have functional English Language Patients who have visual impairments Patients who have complex psychosocial presentations deemed by the team that make participation in the trial inadvisable