Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial of OMMT compared with the waitlist control (6 sessions each) during a 2-week period. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty participants who had had ICF for at least 6 months before the experiments were recruited. OUTCOME MEASURES: We evaluated fatigue severity scale (FSS), visual analog scale (VAS) for overall fatigue, revised Chalder fatigue scale (RCFS), World Health Organization quality of life scale abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF), Buzhongyiqi-Tang questionnaire (BZTQ), and salivary cortisol level at baseline (week 0) and at the end of the study (week 2) in the two groups. RESULTS: FSS, VAS, and RCFS scores were significantly lower, and WHOQOL-BREF scores were significantly higher in the OMMT group than in the waitlist group (p=0.006, p=0.004, p=0.002, and p=0.002, respectively). In contrast, salivary cortisol level and BZTQ scores were not significantly different between the OMMT group and the waitlist group. CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests that OMMT may be an alternative treatment for ICF. Based on this result, further studies including possible mechanisms are needed.
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Authors | Jae-Hyung Lee, Seul-Ki Kim, Seok-Jae Ko, Seung-Hyun Lee, Jun-Hwan Lee, Min-Ji Kim, Gajin Han, Jinsung Kim, Sun-Yong Chung, Beom-Joon Lee, Jae-Woo Park |
Journal | Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
(J Altern Complement Med)
Vol. 21
Issue 7
Pg. 422-9
(Jul 2015)
ISSN: 1557-7708 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 26056862
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
(epidemiology, therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Hydrocortisone
(blood)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Music Therapy
(methods)
- Quality of Life
(psychology)
- Republic of Korea
(epidemiology)
- Visual Analog Scale
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