The Effect Of Ears Acupuncture On Fitness Test 12 Minutes Running in Students Of Medical Faculty UNHAN RI

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy; Military Activity; Exercise Overtraining

• Registration Number: NCT06708312
• Lead Sponsor: Indonesia University

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to study the use of ear acupuncture in 12 minutes running test on third semester of cadets of Medical Faculty, Indonesia Defense University, between intervention and sham group. The outcome measure are heart rate, blood pressure, running distance, intensity and VAS RPE also VAS leg intensity.

Detailed Description

Ear acupuncture is a affordable, easy and non-invasive method with good evidence of effectiveness in the scope of physical training. Several previous studies has proven the effectiveness of acupuncture in physical exercise, including helping increases oxygen absorption and reduces lactic acid after exercise, lowering chronic musculoskeletal pain. In reducing pain after physical activity, ear acupuncture has been shown to reduce VAS leg intensity. This shows that ear acupuncture can helps athletes recover after intense training faster. At the Defense University of the Republic of Indonesia (UNHAN RI), Study Program students Bachelor of Medicine (cadet) has both academic demands and military training. The military education demands high stamina and physical fitness. To make sure the cadets are in a fit condition to face daily activities with a busy and numerous schedule physical activity, a physical fitness assessment is carried out at the end of each semester using the 12 run test. By doing this test, principal investigator aims to observe the effect of giving ear press needle acupuncture compare with sham on running 12 minutes in Indonesian Defense University student of medical faculty.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-11-15
• Study First Submitted: 2024-11-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-24
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-27
• Primary Completion: 2025-01-15
• Study Completion: 2025-01-15
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-18
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

• Indonesian Defense University Military FK Student Batch 4, Third semester
• Gender male or female, age 18-20 years
• Physically healthy based on the results of medical check-ups in the last 6 months mini medical check up (blood pressure, pulse, saturation, glucose and, Hb check carried out by researchers) as well as being eligible for physical exercise, assessed by PAR-Q questionnaire, history and physical examination
• Willing to follow this research until completion and sign informed consent.
• BMI is normal
• Regularly exercise 5x a week with moderate to heavy intensity categories good physical fitness level
• Do not consume caffeine and high calorie foods high in sugar for 1 hour before the test run

Exclusion Criteria

• Taking anti-inflammatory drugs (corticosteroids), anti pain (NSAIDS, opioids), muscle relaxants (diazepam, eperisone, etc.) or taking blood thinning drugs (anti-platelet or anti-coagulant drugs).
• Have received any type of acupuncture therapy for some time <7 days before the study.
• History of anti-inflammatory drug treatment in the previous 2 weeks.
• There are tumors, wounds or skin infections, eczema, otitis externa and psoriasis in matchmaking area.
• There was a hypersensitivity reaction to previous acupuncture therapy (allergy metals, severe atopy, keloids, or other skin hypersensitivity).
• Participants had multiple ear piercings.
• Have had surgery on the waist, hip, knee and ankle area before last 1 year.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VO2 max prediction scores	5, 10, 15 minutes after running sessions	Reference maximum amount individual capacity in use oxygen during doing activities or exercising, using VO2max prediction scores based on running distance (in meters), then entered into formula (mileage - 504.9 meters)/44.73 and categorized into : * Very good; * OK; * Enough; * Less; * Very less
Blood pressure	5, 10, 15 minutes after running sessions	The pressure that occurs on arterial blood vessels when blood is pumped by the heart to be distributed throughout body, units of millimeters of water mercury(mmHg), measured with digital blood pressure meter.
Pulse beat	5, 10, 15 minutes after running test	A palpable wave in the arteries when blood is pumped out the heart, reflecting heart rate, counted each the minutes count repetitions (times/min), measurement using digital smart watch
Exercise intensity	after running test, before and after intervention and sham	The power of deep stimulation exercise, for aerobic exercise heart rate is used. Intensity is categorized in zone, in this study used heavy intensity and maximum 77-100% of HRmax. Measured by Heart rate peak entered into formula Heart rate peak divide into Heart rate maximum x 100%
The Borg rating scale/RPE	5, 10 , 15 minutes after running test	The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion ('Borg' or 'RPE') is a scale used as a indicators to determine energy exerted in a workout with a range 6-20, where 6 means "no exertion at all" and 20 means "maximal exertion."
Modifid borg scale leg fatigue	5, 10, 15 minutes after running test	Modified Borg scale to determine size exertion in terms of this is the maximum strength of the leg (inferior extremity) in running with a range of 0-10.0 scale minimum and 10 represents maximum power possible someone tolerates

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adverse event	immediately after and follow up 1 week after running session	Symptoms reported by patients after receiving press needle acupuncture

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Indonesia Defence University; 🇮🇩 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia