UNSW deny Prof Lloyd's CBT/GET trial causes harm to participants and refuses to stop the trial or amend it in any way. The university says the people who are protesting 'harbour resentment against the notion that CFS may have psychological causes', plus continues to defend the PACE trial.
UNSW graded exercise therapy trial under investigation after a petition signed by 702 people asked them to halt harmful treatment.
by Sasha Nimmo Australia's University of NSW's Psychiatry Department tested a graded activity program on 25 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, despite the evidence of harm. Before the study, patients could complete around 4 hours of 'moderate intensity exercise' a week (self-reported) which is an unusually high amount for CFS patients. Exercise was not measured or recorded at … Continue reading University of NSW tests graded activity program on mild chronic fatigue syndrome patients
