Clinical Study on the Combination of Anointing Moxibustion with Acupuncture at the Pinch Point for the Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome of Yang Deficiency Quality

Key Points

• This study examines the clinical effects of moxibustion combined with acupuncture in treating sleep disorders related to chronic fatigue syndrome with Yang deficiency.
• 80 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep disorders were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups, 40 in each.
• The treatment group received moxibustion and acupuncture for 8 weeks, while the control group underwent cognitive behavioral therapy.
• Outcome measures included fatigue scale-14 (FS-14), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), insomnia severity index (AIS), and traditional Chinese medicine evaluation.
• Post-treatment, the treatment group showed reduced scores in FS-14, PSQI, and AIS compared to the control group (P<0.05).
• The overall effective rate for the treatment group was higher than the control group (P<0.05).