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THE EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE ON THE BLOOD LACTIC ACID LEVELS

NCT04892784 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2021-08-30

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Post-exercise Sport Students

Interventions

DEVICE

Press tack needle acupuncture

Pyonex press tack needle sized 0.20x1.2mm

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indonesia University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-15
Primary Completion
2020-12-28
Completion
2021-01-07

Countries

  • Indonesia

Study Locations

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