Advances in Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 2020, Zhou et al

Andy

Andy

Retired committee member
Abstract
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is one of the most common chronic diseases in modern society and affects patients’ quality of life to a certain extent. To date, the etiology and pathogenesis of CFS are still not completely clear. Various therapies have been developed, but there is still a lack of specific drugs or treatments. As a kind of adjuvant therapy, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has aroused widespread concern about the improvement of CFS. Although a large number of clinical randomized controlled trials have confirmed the therapeutic effect of TCM on CFS, the exact efficacy is still controversial. This article summarizes the clinical research methods and efficacy of TCM in the treatment of CFS over the past five years from the perspectives of syndrome differentiation, external treatment, and combination therapy.
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Open access, https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2020/4715679/
 
The authors are from the Shanghai University School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I have only glanced at the abstract and conclusions. It appears that most of the studies seem to define CFS as fatigue, and are not carried out sufficiently well to provide scientific evidence. The authors basically concluded that if claims of efficacy are to be made for any form of TCM they need to use proper case definitions and higher quality clinical trials.
 
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