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===Action for ME - Sonya Chowdhury=== Seven years after the publication of the PACE trial, and shortly after the the re-analysis of the PACE trial patient data, Action for ME Chief Executive Sonya Chowdhury published a statement stating: "By having a role on the [PACE trial] [[PACE Trial Steering Committee|Steering Committee]] and [[PACE Trial Management Group|Management Group]], there was a de facto endorsement of the use of Β£5m of research funding to focus on behavioural treatments. Neither I nor the current Board of Trustees would agree to do this now, as reflected by our current research strategy, the focus of which is collaborative biomedical research. "I am sorry that the charity did not advocate for this considerable level of funding to be invested in [[biomedical research]] instead. It was never our intention to contribute to any [[stigma and discrimination|stigma]] or misunderstanding about the illness and I sincerely apologise to those who feel that, in not speaking out sooner and more strongly, we have caused harm... "<ref name="ActionforME-apology"/> In the same statement, Sonya Chowdhury added: "'''A summary of our position''' "Action for M.E. does not support any treatment approach: * based on the deconditioning hypothesis in which patients' legitimate concerns about the consequences of exercise are dismissed or ignored. "We fully support treatment approaches which: - aim to reduce and stabilise symptoms before any appropriate increase in activity levels is attempted - put the person with M.E./CFS in charge of the aims and goals of the overall management plan."<ref name="ActionforME-apology"/> The statement went on to say that they "fully support" an approach based on [[pacing]] and setting shared goals, in order for patients to maximise their functioning.<ref name="ActionforME-apology">{{Cite web | url = https://www.actionforme.org.uk/news/pace-trial-and-behavioural-treatments-for-me/ | title = The PACE trial and behavioural treatments for M.E. | date = Aug 29, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180829192602/https://www.actionforme.org.uk/news/pace-trial-and-behavioural-treatments-for-me/ | archive-date = 2018-08-29 | last = Chowdhury | first = Sonya | authorlink = Sonya Chowdhury | website = [[Action for ME]] }}</ref>
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