Effect of acupuncture on levels of competitive anxiety among football players
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Competitive anxiety.Anxiety NOS
- Registration Number
- IRCT20141115019948N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Being over 19 years old
Male gender
Having experience of playing football for at least one year
Practicing for at least 3 sessions per week
Exclusion Criteria
Having history of acupuncture in past
Consuming drugs
Having any history of depressive disorder or anxiety disorder
Having symptoms of over-training
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Score of competitive anxiety in CSAI-2 questionaire. Timepoint: Measurement of the score of competitive anxiety before intervention and one hour after intervention. Method of measurement: CSAI-2 Questionaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Heart rate. Timepoint: Measurement of the heart rate before intervention and one hour after intervention. Method of measurement: Measurement of radial pulse.;Skin conductance rate. Timepoint: Measurement of the skin conductance rate before and one hour after intervention. Method of measurement: Via GSR_temp 2x-relaxation device.