PACE trial documents

This webpage gives an overview of the main PACE trial documents. These include a full protocol, therapist manuals, participant newsletters and meeting minutes of the trial steering committee and trial management committee.

Protocol
PACE trial protocol: Final version 5.0, 01.02.2006

For therapists
[https://me-pedia.org/images/6/65/Apt-therapist-manual.pdf Cox et al. 2004. Manual for Therapists Adaptive Pacing Therapy (APT) for CFS/ME.]

[https://me-pedia.org/images/b/b4/PACE-cbt-therapist-manual.pdf Burgess & Chalder, 2004. Manual for Therapists Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for CFS/ME.]

[https://me-pedia.org/images/8/89/PACE-get-therapist-manual.pdf Bavinton et al. 2004. Manual for Therapists Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) for CFS/ME].

For participants
[https://me-pedia.org/images/8/86/Apt-participant-manual.pdf Cox et al. 2004. Manual for Participants Adaptive Pacing Therapy (APT) for CFS/ME.]

[https://me-pedia.org/images/7/7a/PACE-cbt-participant-manual.pdf Burgess & Chalder, 2004. Manual for Participants Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for CFS/ME.]

[https://me-pedia.org/images/d/d4/PACE-get-participant-manual.pdf Bavinton et al. 2004. Manual for Participants Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) for CFS/ME.]

For doctors
[https://me-pedia.org/images/6/65/Ssmc-doctor-manual.pdf Murphy et al. 2004. Manual for doctors standardised specialist medical care (SSMC).]

Newsletters
Participants' newsletter Issue 1 June 2006

Participants' newsletter Issue 2 March 2007

Participants' newsletter Issue 3 December 2008

Participants' newsletter Issue 4 February 2011

Trial Steering Committee
[https://www.me-pedia.org/images/f/f4/1._Trial_Steering_Committee_Meeting_22nd_Apr_2004.pdf 1. Trial Steering Committee Meeting 22nd Apr 2004]

[https://www.me-pedia.org/images/e/e7/2._Trial_Steering_Committee_Meeting_27th_Sep_2004.pdf 2. Trial Steering Committee Meeting 27th Sep 2004]

[https://www.me-pedia.org/images/0/04/3._Trial_Steering_Committee_Meeting_29th_Jun_2005.pdf 3. Trial Steering Committee Meeting 29th Jun 2005]

[https://www.me-pedia.org/images/9/9b/4._Trial_Steering_Committee_Meeting_23rd_Jan_2006.pdf 4. Trial Steering Committee Meeting 23rd Jan 2006]

[https://www.me-pedia.org/images/9/94/5._Trial_Steering_Committee_Meeting_17th_Jul_2006.pdf 5. Trial Steering Committee Meeting 17th Jul 2006]

[https://www.me-pedia.org/images/0/0b/6._Trial_Steering_Committee_Meeting_27th_Jun_2007.pdf 6. Trial Steering Committee Meeting 27th Jun 2007]

[https://www.me-pedia.org/images/8/88/7._Trial_Steering_Committee_Meeting_9th_Apr_2008.pdf 7. Trial Steering Committee Meeting 9th Apr 2008]

[https://www.me-pedia.org/images/7/7f/8._Trial_Steering_Committee_Meeting_29th_Apr_2009.pdf 8. Trial Steering Committee Meeting 29th Apr 2009]

[https://www.me-pedia.org/images/4/40/9._Trial_Steering_Committee_Meeting_10th_Sep_2010.pdf 9. Trial Steering Committee Meeting 10th Sep 2010.]

Trial Management Group
MInutes from the trial managment group were obtained through a Freedom of Information request. For more information see the following thread on the forum Science for ME: "PACE trial TSC and TMG minutes released."

Draft minutes of PACE team meeting of 7.6.02

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