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The Role of Manual Twirling Acupuncture in Reducing Muscle Pain and Stiffness After Biceps Curling in Healthy Untrained Individuals

NCT06366555 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2024-06-25

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Summary

Regular physical activity can help to prevent and control non-communicable disease. WHO recommends at least in adults to do moderate-vigorous physical activity includes muscle strengthening. But regardless the importance and recommendations of physical activity, not all of the world's population does it .Biceps Curling is a popular physical exercise which easy to do , it can strengthen the muscles in the upper body. However based on the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) in individuals who just starting to do physical exercise may experience pain and can become a barrier to do physical activity, so an approach is needed to prevent this and acupuncture is one of them. Currently, a lot of acupuncture research has been carried out to reduce the condition pain and stiffness after weight training, but there are not many study using manual acupuncture twirling in this condition .

That's why the aim of this study Is to see the efficacy of giving manual acupuncture with twirling stimulation for pain and stiffness post weight training. The study method will be a Single Blinded Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial which will compare the efficacy of Manual Acupuncture twirling with Manual Acupuncture Sham for post-exercise pain and stiffness . The outcomes consist of Visual Analog Scale, Pain Pressure Threshold, Range of motion of elbow flexor at 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours post weight training

Conditions

  • Muscle Soreness
  • Stiffness of Elbow, Not Elsewhere Classified

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manual Acupuncture Twirling,

Manual Acupuncture twirling : using 0.14x 25 mm needle, punctured and penetrated the skin and then a twirling manipulation is carried out, 180 degrees, 3 rad/second, for 30 second each at LU5 and PC2. The needles retained for 20 minutes and manipulated at 0 minutes and 10 minutes.

PROCEDURE

Manual Acupuncture Sham

Manual Acupuncture Sham : Using 0.14x25mm needles on plesterin without being penetrated into skin and no manipulation given, retained for 20 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indonesia University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • KEPK FKUI-RSCM · The Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-22
Primary Completion
2024-06-22
Completion
2024-06-22

Countries

  • Indonesia

Study Locations

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