Scientists seek to unravel the mystery of chronic fatigue

NCT ID NCT03952624

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 20, 2026 · Updated 28 times

Summary

This study aims to understand the different types of fatigue experienced by people with conditions like cancer, lupus, and ME/CFS, as well as healthy individuals. Researchers will use questionnaires, physical tests, and brain scans to group participants based on their fatigue patterns. The goal is to better define fatigue subtypes, which could eventually lead to more personalized treatments.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this study could help researchers identify distinct fatigue types, paving the way for more targeted treatments in the future.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It aims to gather information, not test a therapy, so no direct benefit to participants is expected.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Fatigue myalgic encephalomeyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.