Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meeting the diagnostic criteria of CFS. 2. Meeting the traditional Chinese medicine differentiation diagnostic criteria of spleen-kidney Yang deficiency CFS. 3. 18 to 70 years old male or female. 4. Have been informed of the study and sign the informed consent. 5. No presence of another severe organic disease, including heart failure, renal failure, pulmonary disease, malignant tumor, et al. 6. Have not taken drugs for CFS or participated in another related study research during the present study treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Do not meet the diagnostic criteria and the inclusion criteria above. 2. Have a medical condition that could explain the symptom of chronic fatigue, or have any organic disease that leads to the symptom similar to CFS. 3. Have been administrated with other treatments or included in other studies for CFS. 4. Willing to or having pregnant, or lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Score of main symptoms (memory loss, insomnia, depression, tension and anxiety); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| fatigue severity scale, FSS;Infrared thermography;Quality of life score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University