THE EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE ON THE BLOOD LACTIC ACID LEVELS

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-15

Study Completion Date

2021-01-07

Brief Summary

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Background: In sports, recovery after exercise is a very important process for athletes. Several studies have shown that the rate of disease associated with athlete's recovery can be increased by several modalities, one of which is acupuncture.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to see how the effect of press tack needle acupuncture in reducing blood lactic acid levels after exercise in sports students.

Methods: The study design was a randomized controlled clinical trial. Twenty-four sport students were divided into two groups: the acupuncture group (n = 12) and the normal group (n = 12). Press tack needle was attached on PC6 Neiguan and ST36 Zusanli 30 minutes before doing high-intensity exercise. Measurement of lactic acid levels was carried out at 5 minutes and 30 minutes after exercise.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Post-exercise Sport Students

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Press tack needle acupuncture

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Press tack needle acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

Pyonex press tack needle sized 0.20x1.2mm

Control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Press tack needle acupuncture

Pyonex press tack needle sized 0.20x1.2mm

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* willingness to fill out an informed consent form;
* age between 18-25 years;
* male;
* has a BMI value of 18.5-22.9 kg/m2;
* there is no history of injury or history of surgery on the lower extremities in the last three months;
* the individual is in good health.