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Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Acupuncture as a Treatment in Patients Diagnosed With CFS.

NCT01907711 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2013-08-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture.

Who tried the insertion and manipulation between 8 - 12 needles with guide applied at different points of the body, individually selected and customized, after the insertion, the acupoint stimulation is done through manipulation of de needle sleeve to achieve at each point the sensation known as "De Qi".

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Vall d'Hebron

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jimenez Gutierrez, Nurse · Hospital Vall d'Hebron

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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