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

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• Registration Number: NCT02964533
• Lead Sponsor: Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2016-11
• Study Start: 2016-11
• Study First Submitted: 2016-11-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-11-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-11-15
• Study First Posted: 2016-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2016-11-16
• Primary Completion: 2017-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
fatigue rating scale score	5 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
content of peripheral t-lymphocyte subsets	3 minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Second Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine; 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China