Blister of Foot, Sport Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
For more than a decade, worldwide participation in ultra-marathons and ultra-trails (running races longer than the 42.195 km marathon) has been increasing. Although considered benign, blisters are a common problem, with serious consequences and limiting performance. Although blisters are a major factor limiting endurance performance, they are a reason for only 5.8% of ultra-trail runners to quit. While equipment is improving and participants are increasing and intensifying their training, there is no consensus on the prevention of blisters in ultra-trail running, even though it is the number one factor limiting sports performance. There are few prospective interventional studies on the prevention of blisters during outdoor activities. On many running forums, there is the hypothesis that lemon applied to the feet prevents the appearance of blisters. This hypothesis has never been scientifically studied. The investigators hypothesize that the local application of Lemon allows a reduction in the number of blisters on ultra-trail. The objective of this Blisters-stop 2 study is to evaluate the efficacy of local application of Lemon in preventing the appearance of blisters.
Detailed description
The patients included will be runners registered in a trail of a distance greater than 40km for whom Lemon will be applied on the friction zones of one foot as a preventive measure (28 days). The study is coordinated by IFREMMONT and the Pays du Mont Blanc Hospitals and 82 patients must be included in order to obtain statistical significance.
Interventions
OTHERLemon foot to prevent blister
The investigators make the hypothesis that the local application of Lemon allows a reduction of the number of blisters on ultra-trail.
Sponsors
Institut de Formation et de Recherche en Médecine de Montagne
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Ultra-trail participants with validated registration * Major (≥ 18 years old)
Exclusion criteria
* Presence of blisters or other skin lesions on the feet 28 days before the race * Amputation of one or two feet * Allergy to lemon * Psychiatric disorders making comprehension impossible * Lack of social security coverage
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Presence or not of blisters at the end of the ultra-trail or at the time of abandonment. | up to 1 week | Blisters on each feet or non |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility of the protocole | up to 1 week | Easy to follow for runners, lemon used every day, how mutch misses |
| Compliance | up to 1 week | Compliance to the protocole |
| Tolerance | up to 1 week | Tolerance to the protocole |
| Main locations of residual blisters | up to 1 week | Where on each feet |
| Severity of residual blisters | up to 1 week | Severity |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactCorentin Tanné, MD
Outcome results
None listed