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 very
promising 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/pages/participation/procrit.html



Please note that any information you provide us will be kept strictly
confidential. The form will allow us to determine if you are eligible to
participate in the study. We are looking for CFS patients in the South Florida
area, and qualified participants will be compensated for their time, as well as
receiving free studies medications, medical examinations, and detailed
information about their health. You can help us get the word out by forwarding
the email to anyone you think may be interested in this study. Attached to this
email is a newsletter describing all ongoing research studies in our laboratory.



We apologize if this email was sent to you incorrectly, our goal was to get the
word out to people that have an interest in CFS and may live in or know someone
that lives in the South Florida area suffering with CFS. Thank you for your
help.



For more information please feel free to contact me at alexgonzalez@...



Sincerely yours,

Barry Hurwitz, Ph.D.



Professor

Principal Investigator



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