Clinical Study On Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome With Regulating Spleen And Stomach Function

ObjectiveThe method of sample randomized controlled trial was used in the research to compare two groups’clinical effect on chronic fatigue syndrome, in order to evaluate the efficacy of regulating spleen and stomach function with acupuncture and to expand one more treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome.MethodsThe 62 objects included in the standard, from traditional clinic and medical center of Guangdong hospital of TCM, acupuncture clinic in the first affiliated hospital of guangzhou university of TCM, were randomly divided into observation group and control group in a 1:1 ratio. The acupuncture and suspended moxibustion were used in observation group and the baseline intervention in control group. Both were treated once every other day, four times a week in a course of treatment. The curative effect was observed after 2 courses of treatment. Scores of the FAI scale、FS-14 scale、SAS scale、PSQI scale were used to evaluate at the front and back treatment, in order to compare the clinical curative effect of two therapies.ResultsThere are no statistical difference of age,gender, course, FAI scale score,FS-14 scale score, SAS scale score and PSQI scale score between observation group and control group before treatment(P＞0.05). After 2 courses of treatment, the scores of the FAI scale、FS-14 scalea、SAS scale、PSQI scale have decreased obviously (P＜0.05). And the observation group is better than the control group in improving fatigue symptom and sleeping quality with significant difference(P＜0.05). In the aspect of improving anxiety symptom, there is no significant difference between two groups.ConclusionBoth two kinds of treatment can effectively improve fatigue symptom、 anxiety symptom and sleeping quality. And the observation group is better than control group in improving fatigue symptom and sleeping quality. The therapy of regulating spleen and stomach function with acupuncture, which has positive clinical effect, is not found any adverse reactions. So it is worthy to apply in clinic.