EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE ON LEG MUSCLE STRENGTH

EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE ON LEG MUSCLE STRENGTH: RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN SPORTS STUDENTS

Press tack needle is one of the acupuncture modalities in the form of needles that are attached to the skin, and can be left attached to the skin for several days which makes its use much easier than conventional acupuncture.

The purpose of this study was to determine how the effect of press tack needle acupuncture on leg muscle strength performed on sports students.

Research subjects as many as 30 people were randomized into two groups, namely the intervention group and the control group. In the intervention group, acupuncture treatment was performed with a press tack needle at acupuncture points on the legs. The leg muscle strength was measured using a leg dynamometer before and after the acupuncture intervention. Analyzed the difference in mean leg muscle strength before and after the intervention, and between the two groups.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Health, Subjective; Muscle Strength
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Press tack needle; Device: Plesterin

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Indonesia
  • Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Sport Science Faculty, 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: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Acupuncture group; Intervention of press tack needle acupuncture	Device: Press tack needle; Press tack needle acupuncture using "Seirin Pyonex" sized 0.20x1.2mm
Placebo Comparator: Control group; Intervention of placebo acupuncture	Device: Plesterin; Plesterin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Leg muscle strength	Measurement of leg muscle strength before the intervention, and compared between the two groups	baseline (Before intervention)
Leg muscle strength	Measurement of leg muscle strength after the intervention, and compared between the two groups	35 minutes after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Indonesia University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 4, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 15, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): September 10, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 23, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 12, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): July 13, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 15, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 7, 2021
• Last Verified: October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: acupuncture; leg strength; press tack needle
• Other Study ID Numbers: 21-05-0541

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