Clinical Observation of Tongyuan Moxibustion on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Analysis of Infrared Thermography

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2100052048

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2021-10-15

Start date

2021-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-06-27

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Conditions

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS)

Interventions

Guanyuan group:No

Baihui group:No

Guanyuan and Baihui group:No

Control group:No

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Man or women aged 18 to 60 year; 2. Meeting the diagnostic criteria of CFS(published in 1994, by Centers for Disease Control); 3. Patients volunteered to participate in the study and signed informed consent; 4. Did not participate in any clinical trials within 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy and lactating women; 2. Patients with co-infection and bleeding; 3. Patients who combined with diseases such as cardiovascular, liver, kidney, digestive system, hematopoietic system or convulsions, syncope, and mental illness; 4. There are other situations that are not suitable for moxibustion treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of Life Assessment (SF-36);Infrared thermography;Cortisol testing;Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH);	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI);Self-rating depression scale(SDS);FAI(Fatigue Assessment Instrument);FS(Fatigue Scale)-14;Serum thyrotropin;Prolactin test;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJin Yan

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

21462974@qq.com+86 13580587308

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026