Chronic Fatigue in the Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic: a Mixed-methods Quantitative and Qualitative Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorFlevoziekenhuis
About this trial
With this study, the investigators aim to answer the following research questions:
1. In what percentage of cases does the diagnostic process conducted during a fatigue consultation at the internal medicine outpatient clinic contribute to a somatic diagnosis? 2. What are the experiences of patients presenting with fatigue at the internal medicine outpatient clinic when a consultation, including diagnostic testing, does not lead to a diagnosis?
To address question (1), the investigators will conduct a retrospective data analysis using information from HiX, an electronic health record (EHR) system.
To answer question (2), the investigators will conduct a prospective qualitative study through interviews.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients under 18 years of age;
Patients lost to follow-up.
Disqualifiers
Patients at the internal medicine outpatient clinic with a referral for fatigue e.c.i.
Patients who visited the clinic after the 1st of April 2022.
Patients at the internal medicine outpatient clinic with a referral for fatigue e.c.i. whose consultation did not bring about a somatic diagnosis
Patients under 18 years of age;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
100 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov