Acupuncture in Adolescent Football Players

NCT03478800 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 17-003475
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 42
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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?

Conditions

Acupuncture Therapy; Sports Medicine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in muscle soreness after post-exercise acupuncture therapy

  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.

  immediately before and after acupuncture during the study period (2.5 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Sense of well-being

  immediately before and after acupuncture, during the study period (2.5 weeks)

Other Outcomes (2)

• Presence or absence of side effects from acupuncture treatment

  immediately before and after acupuncture, during the study period (2.5 weeks)

• Overall experience and willingness to recommend or consider acupuncture in the future.

  immediately before and after acupuncture, during the study period (2.5 weeks)

Study Arms (1)

High school football players and acupuncture

EXPERIMENTAL

50 healthy high school football players without active musculoskeletal injury

Procedure: Acupuncture

Interventions

Acupuncture PROCEDURE

Each treatment would take approximately 15-20 minutes and would take place immediately after practice for a total of five treatments. The needles are standard (0.2mm diameter #36 gauge 1 inch stainless steel) and during each treatment, 3-6 needles would be placed in the lower extremity in any of the following muscle groups: quadriceps, hamstrings, anterior tibialis, gastrocnemius-soleus complex, medial head of the gastrocnemius, peroneal muscles, or iliotibial band. The athletes would complete brief pre- and post-treatment surveys.

High school football players and acupuncture

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male or female members of the two local high school football teams
• Age 13-18 years
• No current musculoskeletal injuries
• Generally healthy individuals who plan to complete the season barring injury or other unexpected events.

You may not qualify if:

• Acupuncture treatment within the past year
• Known active musculoskeletal injury or condition, immunocompromised state, prosthetic heart valve, pregnancy or known history of bleeding disorder.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mayo Clinic: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Luetmer MT, Do A, Canzanello NC, Bauer BA, Laskowski ER. The Feasibility and Effects of Acupuncture on Muscle Soreness and Sense of Well-being in an Adolescent Football Population. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Nov;98(11):964-970. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001226.

  PMID: 31135462 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Acupuncture Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Edward R Laskowski

  Mayo Clinic

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 15, 2017
• First Posted: March 27, 2018
• Study Start: August 13, 2018
• Primary Completion: August 29, 2018
• Study Completion: August 29, 2018
• Last Updated: November 9, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)