Thunder-Fire Moxibustion Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on Shenque Acupoint: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine70 enrolled

Overview

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a group of syndrome and is prevalent in adult. Thunder-fire moxibustion is a commentary therapy belonged to acupuncture therapy. To evaluate the effect and safety of thunder-fire moxibustion therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome, we apply a randomized controlled trial by recruiting chronic fatigue syndrome patient as subject, applying thunder-fire moxibustion on shenque acupoint contrasted to common moxa-stick moxibustion, taking fatigue rating scale score, the content of CD3+、CD4+、CD8+、CD4+/CD8+ as evaluation indexes. The treatment time is 20-30 minutes per session, 3-4 times a week, there are totally 15 sessions.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 1.Clinical diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, 2.Age between 18 to 65 years old. 3.Must be able to accept moxibustion treatment 4.Never receive any treatment or has suspended treatment over 2 weeks 5.Patients with good adherence, signed informed consent by themselves Exclusion Criteria: * 1.Other primary disease caused by chronic fatigue 2.Pregnancy or breast-feeding women. 3.Merge in other serious diseases, such as severe damage in heart, liver, kidney ,lung or mental illness 4.Has took durg for insomnia treatment 5.Has received acupuncture,massage for chronic fatigue syndrome treatment 6.Suffered from infectious disease

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

fatigue rating scale score

Time frame: 5 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

content of peripheral t-lymphocyte subsets

Time frame: 3 minutes