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background: The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) presents many disturbances multidimensional affect holistically to people who have the disease and current management of fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances present in this clinical entity is unsatisfactory.
Hypothesis:
The hypothesis of this essay is to contrast that acupuncture is more useful than placebo.
The investigators suggest the use of a clinical study protocol (PEC), randomized, placebo-controlled, acupuncture technique, aimed at increasing the patient's sense of well-being, relief of pain and stiffness, acupuncture is effective to reduce fatigue, anxiety, depression and sleep disorders in patients diagnosed with CFS.
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Headline Goal.
Evaluate the effectiveness of true acupuncture (AV) compared to placebo-acupuncture or sham acupuncture (AS) in improving symptoms of patients diagnosed with CFS.
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Pilot clinical trial randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled simulated acupuncture, single-center, prospective, patient and assessor blind. 1:1 randomized trial, the principal investigator unknown randomization to the time the patient is randomized.
Primary endpoint. Scores on the fatigue impact scale (FIS) after treatment with two acupuncture techniques.
Study population and total number of patients. After signing the informed consent, we included 60 patients diagnosed with CFS, 30 in the intervention group (IG) of real acupuncture and 30 in the control group (CG) of sham acupuncture, applying an individualized treatment plan customized according energy assessment of each patient.
Duration of treatment. 4 months.
Relevance.
This pilot study can demonstrate the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment for the symptoms of CFS. The reduction in fatigue, anxiety, depression, pain and reduction in the intake of analgesics with improved sleep quality, after treatment with real acupuncture technique, i results in increased quality of life for the patient suffering from CFS.
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60 participants in 2 patient groups
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Jimenez C Gutierrez, Nurse; Alegre J Martín, Doctor
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