Acupuncture and Dry Needling in Peripheral Acute Fatigue Reduction

NCT ID: NCT03448120

Last Updated: 2022-03-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 45 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-02-26
• Study Completion Date: 2018-12-21

Brief Summary

Introduction: Neuromuscular fatigue is defined when the muscle becomes incapable of generating muscle power or strength after exercise or long repetitive activities. As well as, the inability to maintain optimum performance and generate maximum voluntary contractions during a physical exercise. When performing physical activity, the body's metabolic response increases proportionally to exercise to satisfy the demands of the human physiological. Part of the energy accumulated during exercise is lost to the environment in the form of heat and another part is maintained internally through the physiological control for thermoregulation. In addition, the muscle generates an electric signal important to determine its status regarding power and fatigue.

Objective: To investigate the reduction of acute peripheral fatigue induced by isometric contractions from acupuncture and dry needling techniques, compared to absolute rest.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study and experimental study, with descriptive, analytical and quantitative approach. It follows the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines. The volunteers will be gathered according to the eligibility criteria, and randomly divided in 3 groups: the control group (G1), the volunteers who will remain in prolonged rest; the acupuncture group (G2), in which volunteers will receive six needles in six acupoints in the non-dominant upper limb and the dry needling group (G3), in which the volunteers will receive application of six needles arranged in the non-dominant biceps brachialis.

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle; Males

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Control Group

The volunteers who will remain in prolonged rest (10 minutes for homeostasis plus 30 minutes of no intervention).

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Acupuncture Group

The volunteers will receive six needles in six acupoints in the non-dominant upper limb for 30 minutes.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Acupuncture

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Six needled will be inserted in six already defined acupoints along the non-dominant upper limb for a period of 30 minutes.

Dry needling Group

The volunteers will receive application of six needles arranged in the non-dominant biceps brachialis for 30 minutes.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Dry needling

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Six needles will be inserted in six predefined points along the volunteers non-dominant biceps brachialis for 30 minutes.

Interventions

Acupuncture

Six needled will be inserted in six already defined acupoints along the non-dominant upper limb for a period of 30 minutes.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Dry needling

Six needles will be inserted in six predefined points along the volunteers non-dominant biceps brachialis for 30 minutes.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Male individuals, aged between 18 and 40 years and who are not practicing regular physical activity (sedentary lifestyle).

Exclusion Criteria

• Are using food supplementation;
• Have joint or bone lesions on the limb to be studied;
• Have problems of metabolic order;
• Use of hormone therapy;
• Have had caffeine in the two hours before the study;
• Have ulceration or wounds in the electrode application region for electromyography;
• Show absence of myofascial trigger points in areas of dry needling technique;
• Body Mass Index below normal values or higher than overweight.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Maria das Graças Rodrigues de Araújo

Professor of the Physiotherapy Department

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Laboratory of Kinesiotherapy and Manual Therapeutic Resources, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE)

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

References

Antonino GB, Paula de Lima Ferreira A, Nepomuceno Montenegro EJ, Galvao de Moura Filho A, Freire da Silva AF, de Araujo MDGR. Acupuncture and Dry Needling in the Reduction of Peripheral Acute Fatigue Induced in the Biceps Braquii: Protocol for a Single-blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2020 Oct;13(5):163-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2020.08.001. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 32889135 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

UFPE

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Muscle Fatigue, Acupunture and

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id