Analysis of the immediate effects of the application of acupuncture on physical and muscle performance parameters in young active practitioners

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• Conditions: G11.427.560; H02.004; Muscle strength; rehablitation; acupuncture

• Registration Number: RBR-4w7zqjf
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Alfenas

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-12-06
• Study Completion: 2022-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Male athletes, professionals or amateurs will be included in the sample and are undergoing regular weekly training in their respective sports. The age range of these individuals must be between 16 and 40 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

The sample must be composed of healthy individuals on the day of the evaluations, so those who show signs such as more severe flu, respiratory tract infection, muscle and / or joint pain in general or any other type of pain in any part of the body will be excluded. body, have not suffered more serious muscle injuries or bone fractures in the last 06 months and have not been practicing any type of physical rehabilitation such as physiotherapy in the last days (due to some more recent physical impairment), have not been subjected to any process in the last 12 months surgical on any of the joints that can be used in the tests or any other surgery considered more delicate from a clinical point of view that requires greater care during and after rehabilitation for a longer time (such as cardiac or neural surgeries). Smokers with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, autoimmune diseases, metabolic diseases under treatment such as cancer and AIDS and psychiatric diseases will also be excluded. The participation of female individuals will also be excluded due to changes in temperature due to hormonal variations, as well as during the menstrual cycle.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To verify, in an acute and chronic way, changes in the muscular strength of young and active individuals physically engaged in sports activities.<br><br>- Analyze the maximum isometric muscle strength of the knee extensor muscles through a tension transducer-type load cell coupled to a flexor/extensor model chair.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Analyze changes related to handgrip strength using a hand dynamometer.<br><br>- Analyze changes related to height of vertical jump using a force platform.<br><br>- Analyze the ground reaction force in the jump collected by the force platform