Clinical research of auricular gold-needle therapy in treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome of qi deficiency constitution

• Published in: Zhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 39; no. 2; p. 128
• Main Authors: Xu, Yi-Yan, Liu, Ji-Hong, Ding, Hui, Tang, Hong, Song, Shao-Ying, Zhong, Wei-Quan, Pan, Zhi-Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 12.02.2019
• Subjects: chronic fatigue syndrome; auricular gold needle therapy; overall symptom score; qi deficiency constitution; immunoglobulin, IgA, IgG, IgM
• ISSN: 0255-2930
• DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.02.004

To observe the clinical therapeutic effects of auricular gold-needle therapy on chronic fatigue syndrome of deficiency constitution and explore its potential mechanism. A total of 120 patients were randomized into an auricular gold-needle therapy group, an auricular point pressure therapy group and a Chinese herb group, 40 cases in each one. Additionally, a health control group (40 cases) was set up, without any intervention. In the auricular gold-needle therapy group, the gold needle was used to stimulate the auricular points on one side and the cowherb seed pressure therapy on the other side. In the auricular point pressure therapy group, the cowherb seed pressure therapy was adopted only on one side. The auricular points were shen (CO ), xin (CO ), fei (CO ), pizhixia (AT ), etc. in the two groups. The auricular points on both sides were used alternatively. The treatment was given once a week, 4 treatments as one course and the consecutive 3 courses of treatment were required. In the Chinese herb group, wa