The Effect Of Ears Acupuncture On Fitness Test 12 Minutes Running in Students Of Medical Faculty UNHAN RI

NCT ID: NCT06708312

Last Updated: 2025-05-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 63 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-11-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-01-15

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to study the use of ear acupuncture in 12 minutes running test on third semester of cadets of Medical Faculty, Indonesia Defense University, between intervention and sham group. The outcome measure are heart rate, blood pressure, running distance, intensity and VAS RPE also VAS leg intensity.

Detailed Description

Ear acupuncture is a affordable, easy and non-invasive method with good evidence of effectiveness in the scope of physical training. Several previous studies has proven the effectiveness of acupuncture in physical exercise, including helping increases oxygen absorption and reduces lactic acid after exercise, lowering chronic musculoskeletal pain. In reducing pain after physical activity, ear acupuncture has been shown to reduce VAS leg intensity. This shows that ear acupuncture can helps athletes recover after intense training faster. At the Defense University of the Republic of Indonesia (UNHAN RI), Study Program students Bachelor of Medicine (cadet) has both academic demands and military training. The military education demands high stamina and physical fitness. To make sure the cadets are in a fit condition to face daily activities with a busy and numerous schedule physical activity, a physical fitness assessment is carried out at the end of each semester using the 12 run test. By doing this test, principal investigator aims to observe the effect of giving ear press needle acupuncture compare with sham on running 12 minutes in Indonesian Defense University student of medical faculty.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy; Military Activity; Exercise Overtraining

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

ear acupuncture

Placement of pressure needles on the MA-TF1 Shenmen, MA-IC4 Heart and ear points MA-IC4 Sympathetic is carried out 30 minutes before starting the running session. Aseptic and antiseptic measures are carried out with alcohol wipe. Stimulation is carried out at the acupuncture points determined by press for 1 minute, using a press needle measuring 0.22 mm x 15 mm.

Press the needle removed 15 minutes after the run

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

press needle acupuncture

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Placement of press needle on the ear acupuncture point : MA-TF1 Shenmen, MA-IC4 Heart, and MA-IC4 Sympathetic

sham ear acupuncture

Placement of adhesive plaster on the MA-TF1 Shenmen, MA-IC4 Heart ear points and MA-IC4 Sympathetic is carried out 30 minutes before starting the running session. Aseptic and antiseptic measures are carried out with alcohol swab. At acupuncture points, pressure stimulation is not carried out, only rubbing. The adhesive plaster is removed 15 minutes after running.

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

sham press needle acupuncture

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Placement of adhesive plaster on the ear acupuncture point : MA-TF1 Shenmen, MA-IC4 Heart, and MA-IC4 Sympathetic

Interventions

press needle acupuncture

Placement of press needle on the ear acupuncture point : MA-TF1 Shenmen, MA-IC4 Heart, and MA-IC4 Sympathetic

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

sham press needle acupuncture

Placement of adhesive plaster on the ear acupuncture point : MA-TF1 Shenmen, MA-IC4 Heart, and MA-IC4 Sympathetic

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

ear acupuncture; earlobe acupuncture

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Indonesian Defense University Military FK Student Batch 4, Third semester
• Gender male or female, age 18-20 years
• Physically healthy based on the results of medical check-ups in the last 6 months mini medical check up (blood pressure, pulse, saturation, glucose and, Hb check carried out by researchers) as well as being eligible for physical exercise, assessed by PAR-Q questionnaire, history and physical examination
• Willing to follow this research until completion and sign informed consent.
• BMI is normal
• Regularly exercise 5x a week with moderate to heavy intensity categories good physical fitness level
• Do not consume caffeine and high calorie foods high in sugar for 1 hour before the test run

Exclusion Criteria

• Taking anti-inflammatory drugs (corticosteroids), anti pain (NSAIDS, opioids), muscle relaxants (diazepam, eperisone, etc.) or taking blood thinning drugs (anti-platelet or anti-coagulant drugs).
• Have received any type of acupuncture therapy for some time <7 days before the study.
• History of anti-inflammatory drug treatment in the previous 2 weeks.
• There are tumors, wounds or skin infections, eczema, otitis externa and psoriasis in matchmaking area.
• There was a hypersensitivity reaction to previous acupuncture therapy (allergy metals, severe atopy, keloids, or other skin hypersensitivity).
• Participants had multiple ear piercings.
• Have had surgery on the waist, hip, knee and ankle area before last 1 year.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Indonesia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Elies Fitriani

MD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

KPEK FKUI-RSCM The Health Research Ethic Comittee of Faculty of Medicine

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Indonesia University

Locations

Indonesia Defence University

Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

Countries

Indonesia

Other Identifiers

24-09-1517

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id