THE EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE ON THE BLOOD LACTIC ACID LEVELS

THE EFFECT OF PRESS TACK NEEDLE ACUPUNCTURE ON THE REDUCTION OF POST-EXERCISE BLOOD LACTIC ACID LEVELS IN SPORT STUDENTS

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Post-exercise Sport Students
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Press tack needle acupuncture

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Indonesia
  • Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Fakultas Ilmu Keolahragaan Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 25 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

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.

Exclusion Criteria:

• absence or refusal to be examined and not cooperative.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Press tack needle acupuncture	Device: Press tack needle acupuncture; Pyonex press tack needle sized 0.20x1.2mm

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Lactic acid levels	Mean difference of lactic acid levels between two groups	5-minute after physical exercise and 30-minute after physical exercise

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Heart rate	Mean difference of heart rate between two group	0-minute after physical exercise and 30-minute after physical exercise

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Indonesia University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 15, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 28, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 7, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 14, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): May 19, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 30, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 26, 2021
• Last Verified: August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: acupuncture; press tack needle; lactic acid levels; post-exercise recovery
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2011-1390

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No