The Feasibility and Effects of Acupuncture on Muscle Soreness and Sense of Well-being in an Adolescent Football Population.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Enrollment
- 42
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in muscle soreness after post-exercise acupuncture therapy
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Is it feasible to perform acupuncture in the training field after sport performance in adolescent football players?
Does acupuncture provide a decrease in muscle soreness and improvement in overall sense of well-being in the adolescent football population?
Detailed Description
Previous studies on the effects of acupuncture on performance and post-exercise recovery have shown that it reduces perceived pain arising from exercise induced muscle soreness and reduces muscle spasm. Acupuncture has also been shown to serve as an adjunct to improve muscle strength training and to accelerate recovery from workouts and injury.
The investigators' goal is to study approximately 50 high school football players in their true pre-season warm weather training environment. The investigators will measure the effects of acupuncture treatment on muscle soreness and overall sense of well-being by administering pre- and post-treatment surveys. Athletes will undergo five treatment sessions over the course of 2.5 weeks. The treatments will be performed by licensed acupuncturists employed at Mayo Clinic. The study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at the Mayo Clinic.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 13 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- •Acupuncture treatment within the past year
- •Known active musculoskeletal injury or condition, immunocompromised state, prosthetic heart valve, pregnancy or known history of bleeding disorder.
Arms & Interventions
High school football players and acupuncture
50 healthy high school football players without active musculoskeletal injury
Intervention: Acupuncture (Procedure)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in muscle soreness after post-exercise acupuncture therapy
Time Frame: immediately before and after acupuncture during the study period (2.5 weeks)
Musculoskeletal pain or soreness will be measured by a Football Acupuncture Survey designed by the investigators. Participants will first be asked if they had muscle soreness or pain in the last 24-48 hours and if so, if they used any modalities to alleviate it (ice, heat, massage etc) or medications (and if so, which ones). Participants will then be asked about the presence and location of current muscle soreness and to rate the soreness on a 10 point scale with 0 being 'no muscle soreness' and 10 being 'muscle soreness as bad as can be. After acupuncture treatment, they will be the same question. The investigators will evaluate the difference between pre- and post-treatment muscle soreness.
Secondary Outcomes
- Sense of well-being(immediately before and after acupuncture, during the study period (2.5 weeks))
Investigators
Edward R. Laskowski
Principal Investigator
Mayo Clinic