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NCT Number: NCT04637607

Immediate Effect of Non-invasive Auricular Acupoint Stimulation for the Performance and the Meridian Activities of Archery Athletes

In our hypothesis, auricular acupoint stimulation might improve the attention and heart rate variability in archery athletes. The meridian activities regarding the attention and action in Chinese medicine systems might be influenced.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress, Physiological Sport Injury

Age range

13 year–26 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Chinese Medicine

Kaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan

About this study

During the execution of archery, attention is the key of performance in elite players, especially in the initial period.

Auricular acupoint stimulation is one of the therapeutic methods of traditional Chinese medicine. It is widely applied in various diseases. Researches had concluded the use of auricular acupoint stimulation on amplifying the anesthesia effect, weight reduction and the cessation of substance abuse. This study aimed to investigate the immediate effect of non-invasive auricular acupoint stimulation on the performance and the meridian activities of archery athletes.

The investigators will collect the meridian activities and balance index with Ryodoraku device, the continuous heart rate record and the scores of the two sections as the performance. The participants will rate their attention and fatigue levels through filling the self-reported questionnaires.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Health volunteers, age between 13-26 years old
  • Received training of archery for more than one year

Exclusion criteria

  • History of psychiatric disorders
  • History of cardiovascular diseases
  • Previous operation history of dominant hand
  • Unwilling or unable to sign the informed consent of this study

Treatment and study plan

Auricular acupoints stimulation

Other

Noninvasive auricular acupoints stimulation with seeds

Primary outcomes

  1. The change of meridian activities

    Time frame: Baseline, one hour, two hours

    The meridian activities and balance index were measured and calculated with Ryodoraku device. (Meridian Energy Analysis Device, MEAD, medpex, Taiwan) The activity will be shown by numbers which were calculated by the skin electric resistance. The higher the number is, the higher meridian activity is presented.

  2. The change of heart rate variability

    Time frame: Two and half hours, keep recording during the whole process

    Analyzed by continuous heart rate recording with heart rate monitor (Garmin, the U.S.)

  3. The change of Checklist Individual Strength, CIS

    Time frame: Baseline, one hour, two hours

    The self-reported attention and fatigue questionnaire which is composed with 30 items. Each item ranks from zero to five. Higher scores indicated higher distraction and fatigue levels.

  4. The change of Visual Display Terminals visual syndrome, VDTs fatigue scale

    Time frame: Baseline, one hour, two hours

    The self-reported attention and fatigue questionnaire which focus at visual syndrome. VDTs fatigue scale is been applied and standarized by Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare survey results, 2004. VDTs fatigue scale is composed with 13 items. Each item ranks from zero to five. Higher scores indicated higher distraction and fatigue levels.

Secondary outcomes

  1. The change of motion stabilization

    Time frame: Two and half hours, keep recording during the whole process

    Recorded and analyzed by the WIMU PRO (RealTrack Systems, Almería, Spain) The bluetooth data will be collected and analyzed to show the motion characteristics.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Immediate Effect of Non-invasive Auricular Acupoint Stimulation on the Performance and Meridian Activities of Archery Athletes- a Protocol for Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Nov 20, 2020
Registry last updated
Aug 9, 2021

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