chronic fatigue syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Awaiting treatment group:Health counselling and education for 8 weeks
Sponsors
Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS and have an FS-14 score = 7; (2) Aged 18-35 regardless of gender right-handed; (3) No prior experience in practicing Tai Chi; (4) Able to answer and complete questionnaires normally with good compliance; (5) No use of psychiatric medications within the past month; (6) No metal implants in the body and no contraindications for MRI; (7) Signed informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Those with clearly diagnosed organic diseases causing secondary fatigue or secondary fatigue caused by other factors; (2) Those previously diagnosed with mood disorders and various mental disorders such as delusional disorder anorexia nervosa etc.; (3) Those suffering from serious heart kidney lung liver brain and other major diseases with serious liver and kidney function abnormalities; (4) Those who are severely obese with a body mass index = [body weight (kg)/height2 (m)] > 45; (5) pregnant lactating and menstruating women; (6) those who cannot understand and cooperate with the examination or have other contraindications to MRI examination such as claustrophobia; (7) those who have found severe asymmetry of the cranial anatomy or definite lesions in the MRI scan; (8) Those who have taken part in a similar neuroimaging test within one month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| FS-14;Brain MRI images; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PSQI;SF-36;HAMD;ANT and SCWT tests;MPQ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactKuangshi Li
Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed