PACE Trial Steering Committee

The PACE Trial Steering Committee (or TSC) was "responsible for the independent oversight of the progress of the trial, investigation of serious adverse events, and determining the future progress of the trial in the light of regular reports from the DMEC" (Data Monitoring and Ethics Committee). The Medical Research Council approved the members of the PACE Trial Steering Committee.

The PACE Trial Steering Committee members were:

Previous members/observers
Members/observers prior to March 2007.

Data Monitoring and Ethics Committee
The Data Monitoring and Ethics Committee (DMEC) was "independent and responsible for monitoring progress of the trial and serious adverse events and reactions". The DMEC was expected to meet at least once per year, and was to produce a "trial progress report" for each meeting.

DMEC members were:
 * Prof Paul Dieppe, Chair
 * Dr Charlotte Feinmann, liaison psychiatrist
 * Prof Astrid Fletcher, epidemiologist

PACE Trial Management Group
The separate PACE Trial Management Group (TMG) was "responsible for the day-to-day running and management of the trial".

First wave therapists
Therapists involved in piloting the therapies

Vincent Deary CBT

Nicola Dyer GET

Sally Ludlum APT

Louise Mason APT

Bella Stensnas CBT

Claire Topfer GET

Tracey Turner GET

Sally Wagner APT

Sue Wilkins CBT

Giselle Withers CBT

Learn more

 * Protocol for the PACE trial: A randomised controlled trial of adaptive pacing, cognitive behaviour therapy, and graded exercise as supplements to standardised specialist medical care versus standardised specialist medical care alone for patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis or encephalopathy