None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Males and females aged 20 to 69 (2) The presence of unexplained chronic fatigue that is continuous for more than 6 months (3) Not chronic fatigue syndrome and idiopathic chronic fatigue (4) Subjects with agreements in the Korean medical doctors’ diagnoses (5) Those who consent to participate in this trial and sign an informed consent statement after listening to a clear explanation of the purpose and characteristics of this clinical trial
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Over 14 score of Perceived Stress Scale-10item (PSS-10item) (2) Subjects with disagreements in the Korean medical doctors’ diagnoses (3) The presence of the following conditions in the subject’s past history that might trigger chronic fatigue: (a) organic causes, such as acute or chronic liver disease (for example, hepatitis, liver cirrhosis), anemia, tuberculosis, chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease (for example, heart failure, hypertension), endocrine/metabolic disease (for example, diabetes, thyroid gland disease, severe obesity), autoimmune disease (for example, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis), malignant tumors, or infectious disease (b) psycho-social causes, such as depression, anxiety neurosis, recent severe stress, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or an eating disorder (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa) (4) Subjects who have taken the following drugs within the past 2 weeks: antihypertensive drugs, antidepressants, anti-anxiety agents, hypnotics, or antihistamines (5) Pregnant or breast-feeding women (6) Subjects who are participating in other clinical trials (7) Subjects who are overworked (8) Subjects who have experienced a hypersensitive reaction after clinical laboratory test (9) Subjects who do not provide informed consent (10) others whose clinical trial conductors are considered inappropriate for participating in this trial
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Qi Blood Yin Yang deficiency questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total score of Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) ;Total score of Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS);Basic information;Clinical pathology examination results | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactSung Youl Choi
Wonkwang University, Korean Medical School, Gwangju Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed