UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial
| Unique ID issued by UMIN | UMIN000060369 |
|---|---|
| Receipt number | R000069061 |
| Scientific Title | The effects of acupuncture on injuries in adult American football players |
| Date of disclosure of the study information | 2026/01/23 |
| Last modified on | 2026/01/15 17:12:21 |
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Basic information
Public title
The effects of acupuncture on injuries in adult American football players
Acronym
The effects of acupuncture on injuries in adult American football players
Scientific Title
The effects of acupuncture on injuries in adult American football players
Scientific Title:Acronym
The effects of acupuncture on injuries in adult American football players
Region
| Japan |
Condition
Condition
Sports injury
Classification by specialty
| Orthopedics | Rehabilitation medicine | Not applicable |
| Adult |
Classification by malignancy
Others
Genomic information
NO
Objectives
Narrative objectives1
The aim was to clarify the epidemiological characteristics of sports injuries and trauma during the season in which acupuncture interventions were administered to adult American football players.
Basic objectives2
Others
Basic objectives -Others
The aim was to clarify the epidemiological characteristics of sports injuries and trauma during the season in which acupuncture interventions were administered to adult American football players.
Trial characteristics_1
Trial characteristics_2
Developmental phase
Assessment
Primary outcomes
The number of injured individuals recorded during the season, the number of occurrences by location and type of sports injury or impairment (injury name), were tallied. The severity (days), Athlete-hour (hereafter, AH), Incidence (cases/1,000 AH), and Injury burden (days/cases/1,000 AH) were calculated.
Key secondary outcomes
The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain was assessed on a scale of 0 to 100 mm, with 0 representing no pain and 100 representing the worst pain imaginable, and was recorded only during the spring season (February to June). Furthermore, acupuncture treatment was administered for both non-time-loss injuries (where no time was lost from competition) and time-loss injuries (where time was lost from competition). However, the epidemiological data only records cases involving time-loss injuries.
Base
Study type
Observational
Study design
Basic design
Randomization
Randomization unit
Blinding
Control
Stratification
Dynamic allocation
Institution consideration
Blocking
Concealment
Intervention
No. of arms
Purpose of intervention
Type of intervention
Interventions/Control_1
Interventions/Control_2
Interventions/Control_3
Interventions/Control_4
Interventions/Control_5
Interventions/Control_6
Interventions/Control_7
Interventions/Control_8
Interventions/Control_9
Interventions/Control_10
Eligibility
Age-lower limit
| 20 | years-old | <= |
Age-upper limit
| 45 | years-old | >= |
Gender
Male
Key inclusion criteria
Acupuncture addresses both non-time-loss injuries and time-loss injuries. The epidemiological data records only those involving time loss.
Key exclusion criteria
The epidemiological survey defined injuries as time-loss injuries occurring during activity. Acupuncture treatment was excluded for sports injuries and disorders deemed unsuitable for acupuncture by assessment of trainers and doctors.
Target sample size
63
Research contact person
Name of lead principal investigator
| 1st name | Fujimoto |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | Hideki |
Organization
Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Medical Health Sciences
Division name
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Zip code
135-0063
Address
2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL
03-6703-7000
fujimoto@tau.ac.jp
Public contact
Name of contact person
| 1st name | Fujimoto |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | Hideki |
Organization
Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Medical Health Sciences
Division name
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Zip code
135-0063
Address
2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL
03-6703-7000
Homepage URL
fujimoto@tau.ac.jp
Sponsor or person
Institute
Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Medical Health Sciences
Institute
Department
Personal name
Funding Source
Organization
None
Organization
Division
Category of Funding Organization
Other
Nationality of Funding Organization
Other related organizations
Co-sponsor
Name of secondary funder(s)
IRB Contact (For public release)
Organization
Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Medical Health Sciences
Address
2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel
03-6703-7000
soumu@tau.ac.jp
Secondary IDs
Secondary IDs
NO
Study ID_1
Org. issuing International ID_1
Study ID_2
Org. issuing International ID_2
IND to MHLW
Institutions
Institutions
Other administrative information
Date of disclosure of the study information
| 2026 | Year | 01 | Month | 23 | Day |
Related information
URL releasing protocol
Publication of results
Partially published
Result
URL related to results and publications
Number of participants that the trial has enrolled
63
Results
Results date posted
Results Delayed
Results Delay Reason
Date of the first journal publication of results
Baseline Characteristics
Participant flow
Adverse events
Outcome measures
Plan to share IPD
IPD sharing Plan description
Progress
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of protocol fixation
| 2024 | Year | 07 | Month | 01 | Day |
Date of IRB
| 2025 | Year | 12 | Month | 10 | Day |
Anticipated trial start date
| 2024 | Year | 07 | Month | 01 | Day |
Last follow-up date
| 2025 | Year | 02 | Month | 01 | Day |
Date of closure to data entry
Date trial data considered complete
Date analysis concluded
Other
Other related information
This study retrospectively calculated epidemiological data from activity records and sports injury/impairment records of a corporate American football team in 2016. Furthermore, acupuncture treatment data was compiled from the spring season VAS records available at the time.
Management information
Registered date
| 2026 | Year | 01 | Month | 15 | Day |
Last modified on
| 2026 | Year | 01 | Month | 15 | Day |
Link to view the page
Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069061
