chronic fatigue syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Deqi Group (Treatment Group):abdominal massage
Non-Deqi Group (Control Group):abdominal massage
Healthy Control Group:no intervention
Sponsors
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Meet the revised diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1994; Aged 18 to 50 years old, with no restriction on gender; Have not received any interventions for chronic fatigue syndrome within 2 weeks prior to enrollment; Possess clear consciousness, cooperative behavior and coherent speech, and be capable of accurately describing subjective sensations; Voluntarily participate in this study and sign the written informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded if they: have comorbid conditions known to cause chronic fatigue, including pregnancy, lactation, or planned pregnancy; have sustained a recent sports injury with incomplete recovery of daily activities; have concurrent malignant tumors, endocrine and metabolic disorders, or other chronic wasting diseases; have a history of alcohol or substance dependence; have severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, or hematological or infectious disease; have severe hepatic or renal dysfunction; have psychiatric disorders, cutaneous sensory impairment, or auditory dysfunction; or cannot tolerate massage therapy or present with skin infection at the treatment site.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue Scale-14; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-Rating Anxiety Scale;Hamilton Depression Scale;Adverse Event Rate; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhang Wei
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed