All the phone numbers of the University of Miami located in the VA Medical Center have changed the first three digits from 325 to 575.  The new number for the CFS Procrit clinical trial is 305-575-7154.  The research study is actively searching for CFS patients who would like to participate in the study.  Below is a brief description of the study:

The Behavioral Medicine Research Center at the University of Miami is conducting a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Barry Hurwitz Ph.D. and Dr. Nancy Klimas M.D. are the principal investigators of this study. The study is investigating a potential treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).  The study is a placebo-controlled clinical trial in which Procrit is prescribed to the participants for 13 weeks.  Procrit is a drug that has been used for over a decade to treat anemia which is low red blood cell volume. The drug increases the production of red blood cells, which we have discovered is low in many CFS patients.  Because the red blood cell delivers oxygen to the body, it is projected that this treatment may reduce the debilitating fatigue experienced by individuals with CFS. 

You can visit our web page that describes the study and also has links for
downloading our brochure, as well as the electronic forms that we use to
determine eligibility.  The web site for our department, which is the
Behavioral Medicine Department, is

www.bmrc.miami.edu.

To go to our web page directly the address is

http://www.bmrc.miami.edu/research/niaid/procrit.asp

Dr. Nancy Klimas was interviewed on 3/27/03 by (WTVJ) NBC 6 health reporter Diane Gonzalez.  Dr. Klimas talks about CFS, Procrit and the Gulf War.  If you would like more information on what was discussed in this health report please contact me at alexgonzalez@... .

Alex Gonzalez

Lab Supervisor
Behavioral Medicine Research Center
(200 BMRC)
c/o VA Medical Center
1201 NW 16th Street
Miami, FL  33125