Munich Cohort Study With Biobank for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Post-infection ME/CFS (MUC-CFS)
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The Munich cohort study MUC-CFS aims at the characterization and long-term follow-up of myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in young people aged up to 25 years, as well as at the identification of pathomechanisms, biomarkers, and targets for future treatment approaches.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Maximum Age: 25
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• Written consent of the patient (or legal guardian for patients aged \< 18 years).
• Age 0 - 25 (including)
• Documented or probable acute infectious disease at the onset of ME/CFS symptoms
• Diagnosis of ME/CFS according to the IOM criteria, the CCC, the diagnostic worksheet published by P.C. Rowe et al. (2017), or the pediatric case definition published by L.A. Jason et al. (2006).
Locations
Other Locations
Germany
MRI Chronic Fatigue Center for Young People (MCFC), Children's hospital, Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Munic Municipal Hospital (MüK)
RECRUITING
Munich
Contact Information
Primary
Uta Behrends, Prof. Dr.
uta.behrends@mri.tum.de
+49 89 4140 2632
Backup
Kirstin Mittelstraß, Dr.
kirstin.mittelstrass@mri.tum.de
+49 89 4140 3046
Time Frame
Start Date: 2019-01-22
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Sponsors
Collaborators: German Cancer Research Center, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, Helmholtz Munich, Munich
Leads: Technical University of Munich