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| Title |
Comparing specialist medical care with specialist medical care plus the Lightning Process® for chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (SMILE Trial)
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| Published in |
Trials, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-444 |
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| Authors |
Esther Crawley, Nicola Mills, Will Hollingworth, Zuzana Deans, Jonathan A Sterne, Jenny L Donovan, Lucy Beasant, Alan Montgomery |
| Abstract |
Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a relatively common and potentially serious condition with a limited evidence base for treatment. Specialist treatment for paediatric CFS/ME uses interventions recommended by National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) including cognitive behavioural therapy, graded exercise therapy and activity management. The Lightning Process (LP) is a trademarked intervention derived from osteopathy, life-coaching and neuro-linguistic programming, delivered over three consecutive days as group sessions. Although over 250 children with CFS/ME attend LP courses each year, there are no reported studies on the effectiveness or cost-effectiveness. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 19 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 8 | 42% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 10 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 95% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 128 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 124 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 12% |
| Researcher | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 14% |
| Unknown | 39 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 26 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 12% |
| Sports and Recreations | 6 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Unknown | 47 | 37% |