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Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome by a Chinese herbal formula Sijunzi decoctio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic fatigue syndrome with spleen deficiency pattern
Nervous System Diseases
Postviral fatigue syndrome
Registration Number
ISRCTN23930966
Lead Sponsor
onghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

2019 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31807568 protocol (added 09/12/2019) 2024 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155636 (added 22/04/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
127
Inclusion Criteria

1. 18-80 years old, both genders
2. Meet the American CDC diagnostic criteria of chronic fatigue syndrome
3. Meet the TCM criteria of spleen deficiency pattern
4. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Combine with mental disorders
2. Secondary fatigue due to medications or other diseases
3. Combine with severe cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, hepatic diseases, renal diseases, hematological disease, cancer, or other severe primary diseases
4. Pregnant or lactating women
5. Known allergy to ingredients or allergic constitution
6. Mental or legal disability
7. History of antibiotics administration in recent 1 month
8. Drug abuse or others

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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