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- A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness and safety of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) for treating chronic fatigue syndrome in 89 patients, divided into observation and control groups.
- The observation group received actual TEAS treatment, while the control group received a simulated version, with significant improvements noted in fatigue and health scores for the observation group but not the control.
- The study concluded that TEAS is both effective in reducing symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and safe, with no adverse reactions reported throughout the treatment.
Article Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the clinical therapeutic effects and safety of chronic fatigue syndrome treated with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on the conception vessel and the governor vessel.
Methods: Eighty-nine patients of chronic fatigue syndrome were randomized into an observation group (46 cases) and a control group (43 cases). In the observation group, TEAS was applied at Dazhui (GV 14) and Mingmen (GV 4), Shenque (CV 8) and Guanyuan (CV 4) [the current intensity: (14±2) mA]. In the control group, the simulated TEAS was applied at the same acupoints as the observation group (the current intensity: 1 mA). The treatment was given for 30 min, once a day, 5 times a week and the treatment of 4 weeks was as 1 session in the two groups. One session of treatment was required. Before treatment and at the end of 1 session of treatment, the fatigue severity scale (FSS) was adopted to evaluate the fatigue symptoms and the somatic and psychological health report (SPHERE) was adopted to evaluate the potential symptoms and observe the safety of TEAS therapy.
Results: At the end of treatment, FSS score and SPHERE score in the control group were not different significantly as compared with those before treatment (both >0.05). FSS score and SPHERE score in the observation group were reduced significantly as compared with those before treatment (both <0.01). FSS score and SPHERE score in the observation group were reduced apparently as compared with those in the control group (both <0.001). In the entire process of treatment with TEAS, no any adverse reaction occurred.
Conclusion: TEAS on the conception vessel and the governor vessel relieves fatigue symptoms and the potential symptoms in the patients of chronic fatigue syndrome. It is a safe therapy.
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