| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was performed to clarify the synergistic effect of acupuncture using press tack needles (PTNs) and resistance training programs in young adults. Healthy young men were randomly and equally assigned to two groups, namely the resistance training plus real acupuncture with PTN intervention group (AG), and the resistance training and placebo acupuncture intervention groups (PG). The AGs underwent structured acupuncture using PTNs, and their exercise regimen consisted of the lower limbs (squat) using their own bodyweight for 8 weeks. The PGs underwent structured placebo acupuncture and the same program. After intervention, we observed a statistically significant two-factor interaction between the AG and PG groups in the left and right vastus lateralis muscle thickness, vertical jump and number of squats during exercise. This result suggests that the effect of exercise may be enhanced by intervention with concurrent acupuncture using PTNs.
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