Acupuncture and Dry Needling in Peripheral Acute Fatigue Reduction
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Brief Summary
Introduction: Neuromuscular fatigue is defined when the muscle becomes incapable of generating muscle power or strength after exercise or long repetitive activities. As well as, the inability to maintain optimum performance and generate maximum voluntary contractions during a physical exercise. When performing physical activity, the body's metabolic response increases proportionally to exercise to satisfy the demands of the human physiological. Part of the energy accumulated during exercise is lost to the environment in the form of heat and another part is maintained internally through the physiological control for thermoregulation. In addition, the muscle generates an electric signal important to determine its status regarding power and fatigue. Objective: To investigate the reduction of acute peripheral fatigue induced by isometric contractions from acupuncture and dry needling techniques, compared to absolute rest. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study and experimental study, with descriptive, analytical and quantitative approach. It follows the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines. The volunteers will be gathered according to the eligibility criteria, and randomly divided in 3 groups: the control group (G1), the volunteers who will remain in prolonged rest; the acupuncture group (G2), in which volunteers will receive six needles in six acupoints in the non-dominant upper limb and the dry needling group (G3), in which the volunteers will receive application of six needles arranged in the non-dominant biceps brachialis.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2018
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 21, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
February 26, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 27, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 16, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 21, 2018
CompletedMarch 2, 2022
February 1, 2022
9 months
February 21, 2018
February 10, 2022
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Perception of muscle fatigue
Fatigue perception measured by Visual Analog Scale for fatigue assessment, graduated from 0,00 to 10,0 centimeters, being 0,00 no fatigue and 10,0 maximum fatigue.
60 minutes
Muscle temperature
Infrared thermographic Imaging analysis of acute peripheral muscle fatigue.
60 minutes
Muscle fatigue
Electromyographic activity (in microvolts) of the biceps brachii muscle to assess muscle fatigue through the median frequency (MF).
60 minutes
Other Outcomes (1)
Contraction time
60 minutes
Study Arms (3)
Control Group
NO INTERVENTIONThe volunteers who will remain in prolonged rest (10 minutes for homeostasis plus 30 minutes of no intervention).
Acupuncture Group
EXPERIMENTALThe volunteers will receive six needles in six acupoints in the non-dominant upper limb for 30 minutes.
Dry needling Group
EXPERIMENTALThe volunteers will receive application of six needles arranged in the non-dominant biceps brachialis for 30 minutes.
Interventions
Six needled will be inserted in six already defined acupoints along the non-dominant upper limb for a period of 30 minutes.
Six needles will be inserted in six predefined points along the volunteers non-dominant biceps brachialis for 30 minutes.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Male individuals, aged between 18 and 40 years and who are not practicing regular physical activity (sedentary lifestyle).
You may not qualify if:
- Are using food supplementation;
- Have joint or bone lesions on the limb to be studied;
- Have problems of metabolic order;
- Use of hormone therapy;
- Have had caffeine in the two hours before the study;
- Have ulceration or wounds in the electrode application region for electromyography;
- Show absence of myofascial trigger points in areas of dry needling technique;
- Body Mass Index below normal values or higher than overweight.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Laboratory of Kinesiotherapy and Manual Therapeutic Resources, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE)
Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
Related Publications (1)
Antonino GB, Paula de Lima Ferreira A, Nepomuceno Montenegro EJ, Galvao de Moura Filho A, Freire da Silva AF, de Araujo MDGR. Acupuncture and Dry Needling in the Reduction of Peripheral Acute Fatigue Induced in the Biceps Braquii: Protocol for a Single-blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2020 Oct;13(5):163-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2020.08.001. Epub 2020 Sep 1.
PMID: 32889135DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- CARE PROVIDER
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor of the Physiotherapy Department
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 21, 2018
First Posted
February 27, 2018
Study Start
February 26, 2018
Primary Completion
November 16, 2018
Study Completion
December 21, 2018
Last Updated
March 2, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-02