Acupuncture and competitive anxiety
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Association of acupuncture with competitive anxiety in young football players.
- Registration Number
- IRCT138904074264N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Research Deputy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
Young football players from teams attending Tehran leagues
Exclusion criteria: History of acupuncture; Current injury; Anxiolytic medication use
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Competitive State Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Heart rate. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Procomp Infinitini Biofeedback system (5-channel): Heart rate sensors.;Skin conductance. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention period. Method of measurement: Procomp Infinitini Biofeedback system (5 channels): Skin conductance sensor.
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