ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 30/06/20261) 🇩🇪 The results of the German rehabilitation program for ME/CFS have been published. Unfortunately, the results are rather bleak: there was no improvement on multiple outcomes. A closer look at the main findings... 25017
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 30/06/20262) Let's start with a limitation that stands out: this wasn't a randomized trial. Although there were 89 patients assigned to the intervention and 93 to a control group, this assignment wasn't based on chance. This means the groups might have differed in various ways. 1160
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 30/06/20263) Another important point: this rehabilitation approach wasn't based on graded exercise but on pacing and learning to cope with the disease. It also included physiotherapy, relaxation-based interventions, pharmacological treatment and specialist diagnostic assessments. 1181
