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NCT Number: NCT07272148

The Pilot of the Turku Outpatient Clinic for Functional and Fatigue Disorders

This study examined 125 working-age patients from the Turku Outpatient Clinic for Functional and Fatigue Disorders. "Patients participate in the clinic's biopsychosocial, multidisciplinary, and individually tailored rehabilitation. The aim of the rehabilitation is to improve patients' functional capacity and provide them with tools to manage and cope with their symptoms. In addition, the goal is to break the cycle of unnecessary examinations that cause harm to the patient. Socioeconomic data, as well as information related to functional capacity, symptoms, and quality of life, are collected from patients at the start of rehabilitation and again at six and twelve months after the beginning of rehabilitation. In addition, data on patients' use of social and health care services are requested from registers for the year preceding the start of rehabilitation and for the year following rehabilitation.

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Key information

Conditions

Persistent Physical Symptoms (PPS) Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Encephalomyelitis Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Functional Disorder Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neuroinflammatory Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–66 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Academic Health and Social Services Centre

Turku, Southwest Finland, 20520, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients suffering persistent symptoms
  • referred to the clinic between August 1, 2023 to April 30, 2025

Exclusion criteria

  • ineligible for the study because of the need for extensive additional examinations in a specialized field, acute substance abuse problems, and/or lack of motivation.

Treatment and study plan

Biopsychosocial, multidisciplinary, and individually tailored rehabilitation for patients with persisten symptoms

Behavioral

The clinic's staff included a pilot project coordinator, a physician, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist, a psychologist, a rehabilitation counselor, and a ward secretary. At the physician's initial visit, stress system sensitization, burden factors, and need for symptomatic medication were assessed. In a joint rehabilitation team meeting, the patient met a psychologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, and rehabilitation counselor, who conducted a multidisciplinary evaluation and created an individualized rehabilitation plan. Patients then attended a course for persistent bodily symptoms, with some joining a psychophysical breathing group. Individual rehabilitation or counseling was provided according to each patient's needs.

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of life of the patients

    Time frame: At baseline and at 6 and 12 months follow-ups

    WHOQOL-BREF

Secondary outcomes

  1. Functional limitations of the patients

    Time frame: At baseline and at 6 and 12 months follow-up

    WHODAS 2.0

Other outcomes

  1. Use of social and health services

    Time frame: At baseline and at 6 and 12 month follow-ups

    Number of visits and service fee per visits

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Turku University Hospital

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

The Pilot of the Turku Outpatient Clinic for Functional and Fatigue Disorders in the Welbeing Services County of Southwest Finland

Acronym: TOCliFFD

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Dec 9, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 9, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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