Randomized controlled study on acupuncture treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome

针刺治疗慢性疲劳综合征随机对照研究(英文)

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome （CFS）. Methods Ninety cases of CFS were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with acupuncture at Renying （人迎 ST 9）, Fengfu（风府 GV 16）, Batihui （百会 GV 20）; the control group was treated with 250 mL 5% Glucose injeetio combined with 20 mL Shenmai injectio （参脉注射液）. Fatigue Scale （FS） was used to compare the scores between the two groups after treatment. Results The total scores in the observation group ,were 9.37±2.33 and 5.41±1.96 before and after treatment respectively, and in the control group, they were 9.08±2.27 and 7.34±2.03 respectively. FS brainwork integral, physical fatigue integral, and total integral all decreased after treatment in two groups （all P〈0.001）, and it decreased much more obviously in the observation group （P〈0.05, P〈0.01）. Conclusion Both of the acupuncture treatment and Shenmai injectio are able to decrease Fatigue Scale score, improve the fatigue symptoms of CFS patients, and the effect of acupuncture treatment is obviously superior to that of Shenmai injectio.

目的:观察针刺干预对慢性疲劳综合征(CFS)患者的临床疗效。方法:将90例CFS患者随机分为观察组、对照组,每组45例。观察组针刺人迎、风府、百会;对照组采用5%葡萄糖注射液250 mL加参脉注射液20 mL静脉点注。比较两组患者治疗后疲劳量表(FS)各项评分。结果:观察组治疗前后FS总评分分别为9.37±2.33、5.41±1.96,对照组分别为9.08±2.27、7.34±2.03,两组患者FS脑力疲劳积分、躯体疲劳积分、总积分治疗后均较治疗前下降(均P<0.001),且观察组较对照组下降更明显(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论:针刺治疗及参麦注射液静脉点滴均能降低疲劳量表评分,改善CFS患者的疲劳症状,且针刺治疗的效果明显优于参麦注射液。