NCT04892784

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Indonesia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Press tack needle acupuncture	Pyonex press tack needle sized 0.20x1.2mm

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-15
• Primary completion: 2020-12-28
• Completion: 2021-01-07
• First posted: 2021-05-19
• Last updated: 2021-08-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Indonesia