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

Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sport Injury; Stress, Physiological

Treatments: Other: Auricular acupoints stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04637607

CMRPG8J0941

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 26 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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33 participants in 2 patient groups

Ear-Acupressure Group

Experimental group

Description:

The subjects will receive true auricular acupoints stimulation with the attachment of Vaccaria seeds during the first round of play. After finishing the first round, the subjects will receive sham auricular acupoints stimulation.

Treatment:

Other: Auricular acupoints stimulation

Sham-Acupressure Group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

The subjects will receive sham auricular acupoints stimulation with the attachment of Vaccaria seeds during the first round of play. After finishing the first round, the subjects will receive true auricular acupoints stimulation. (Crossover)

Treatment:

Other: Auricular acupoints stimulation