dc.contributor.author | Fagermoen, Even | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sulheim, Dag | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Winger, Anette | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Andersen, Anders M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Vethe, Nils T. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Saul, J P | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Thaulow, Erik | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wyller, Vegard B. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-22T09:20:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-22T09:20:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-08-07 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Fagermoen, E., Sulheim, D., Winger, A., Andersen, A. M., Vethe, N. T., Saul, J. P., ... & Wyller, V. B. (2012). Clonidine in the treatment of adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study for the NorCAPITAL trial. BMC research notes, 5(1), 418. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1756-0500 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | FRIDAID 1015350 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/1451 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background
This pilot study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01507701) assessed the feasibility and safety of clonidine in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Specifically, we assessed clonidine dosage in relation to a) plasma concentration levels, b) orthostatic cardiovascular responses, and c) possible adverse effects.
Findings
Five adolescent CFS patients (14–19 years old) received 50 μg clonidine twice per day during 14 days in an open, uncontrolled design. Plasma concentration of clonidine was assayed by standard laboratory methods. Changes in orthostatic cardiovascular responses were assessed by a 20o head-up tilt-test (HUT). Adverse effects were mapped by a questionnaire.
After 14 days, C0 median (range) of clonidine was 0.21 (0.18-0.36) μg/L, and Cmax median (range) of clonidine was 0.41 (0.38-0.56) μg/L. Also, supine blood pressures and heart rate were lower during clonidine treatment, and the HUT response was closer to the normal response. No serious adverse effects were registered.
Conclusion
Clonidine 50 μg BID seems to be safe enough to proceed from a pilot study to a controlled trial in a select group of adolescents with CFS (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01040429). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | BMC Research Notes;5 (1) | en_US |
dc.subject | Chronic fatigue syndrome | en_US |
dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
dc.subject | Head-up tilt test | en_US |
dc.subject | Autonomic nervous system | en_US |
dc.subject | Adverse effects | en_US |
dc.subject | Clonidine | en_US |
dc.subject | VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Pediatri: 760 | en_US |
dc.title | Clonidine in the treatment of adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study for the NorCAPITAL trial | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | © 2012 Fagermoen et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-418 | |