Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
the test group:Acupuncture on the Jin's 3-needle group combined with routine acupuncture treatment.
the controlled group:Only routine acupuncture treatment.
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meeting the diagnostic criteria of CFS.( published in 1994, by Centers for Disease Control); (2) Patients aged between 20 to 55 years; (3) Patients volunteered to participate in the study and signed informed consent; (4) Patients have not accepted any related therapy such as Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in one month; (5) Education with junior high school or above, have the ability to understand the scale.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Pregnancy and lactating women, and women who have fertility intentionin the coming 3 months; (2) Patients who combined with contagious disease, mental illness, cardiovascular diseases, or primary diseases of liver, kidney, hematopoietic and endocrine system; (3) Patients had hemorrhagic disease or bleeding tendency; (4) Patients had trauma, fever or allergic history in recent 2 weeks; (5) Patients fainting during acupuncture or at the sight of blood; (6) Patients currently participating in other clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue Scale-14 score;Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAI) score;Depression Status Inventory(DSI)score;Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS) score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adrenocorticotropic Hormone(ACTH);Plasma Cortisol (CORT);Serum levels of IL-2;Serum levels of IFN-?; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXinghua Chen
The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed