title: The Effect of Oriental Medicine Music Therapy on Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Idiopathic chronic fatigue (ICF), defined as medically unexplained chronic fatigue, is common these days. To date, there is no definite cure for ICF, and alternative therapies are being investigated. Oriental medicine music therapy (OMMT), a novel music therapy that occurs through an active behavioral process, has been applied to various chronic diseases, including ICF. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of OMMT on ICF.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomized controlled trial of OMMT compared with the waitlist control (6 sessions each) during a 2-week period.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty participants who had had ICF for at least 6 months before the experiments were recruited.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
authors.affiliation: 1 Kyung Hee Medical Center , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 2 College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seul-Ki
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 2 College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seok-Jae
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: 3 Music Therapy Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 4 Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine , Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jun-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 2 College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Ji
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 2 College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Gajin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: 2 College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jinsung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 2 College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sun-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: 2 College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Beom-Joon
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 2 College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University , Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D064232:Visual Analog Scale
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone