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NCT Number: NCT03914274

Adequate Sock to Avoid Hiking Injuries

Foot lesions can be developed during hiking because of external factors. This makes it important to study the effect of hiking equipment on lesion development.

This study analyzes the extrinsic factors involved in the appearance of injuries at the feet during the realization of a route of low difficulty and short travel. 33 participants wore cotton not technicians socks in his two feet, were used like control socks and 76 participants wore technical socks "Tierra" and "Set" one on each foot.

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Key information

Conditions

Skin Lesion

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Socks it used as an indispensable element to protect the foot of injuries during sports practice. The different compositions of socks can influence the appearance of injuries. The technical socks are designed for high-performance sports use ("Lurbel" brand, models "Tierra" and "Set"), and non-technical socks (cotton) for everyday use. The socks had different composition: "Tierra" (50% regenerative, 25% cool-teak, 17% polyamide ions, 8% lycra); "Set" (75% cotton, 17% polyamide, 8% lycra) and cotton (98% cotton, 2% elastane). The technical socks had reinforced weave in the toe, metatarsal and heel areas.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • The admission criteria were: be of legal age, have no current health problems that would hinder or prevent participation in the hike, and carry a backpack weighing less than 3 kg. Participants were asked to use specific hiking footwear (light, flexible, soft-soled, with good grip and breathable material) (low top hiking shoes), based on earlier studies 38-40. They were also asked to do the entire hike following the instructions of an experienced guide and to not remove their footwear or socks before examination by a podiatrist.

Exclusion criteria

  • Not meet any inclusion criteria.

Treatment and study plan

Technical sock

Device

Socks were of two types: technical socks, designed for high performance sports use (Lurbel brand, models Tierra and Set), and non-technical socks for everyday use. The socks had different composition: Tierra (50% regeneractiv, 25% cool-teak, 17% polyamide ions, 8% lycra); Set (75% cotton, 17% polyamide, 8% lycra) and cotton (98% cotton, 2% elastane).

Primary outcomes

  1. lesions in foot developed during the hike

    Time frame: The development of the injuries in a single day of sport activity was observed: kilometer 0 of the route, kilometer 14.5 of the route and kilometer 29.6 of the route.

    All dermal lesions that developed during the walk (both keratopathies with keratinization disorder and dermatopathies without keratinization disorder) Blister, Injury, (Erosion & chafing), Reddened skin, Urticaria, Crevice, Heloma, all the muscle injuries that developed during the walk (Pain, Inflammation, Muscle discomfort or Sprain) and all the lesions in the skin were analyzed. the nails that developed during the walk, both traumatic and non-traumatic (onycopathies) Onychocryptosis, Subungual hematoma.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Temperature

    Time frame: The temperature was measured in three occasions in a single day: kilometer 0 of the route, kilometer 14.5 of the route and kilometer 29.6 of the route

    Were mearusedTemperatures in different parts of foot with an infrared thermometer (FTN "Medisana", precision 0.18º C). Three measurements were done and their media was calculated.

  2. Perimeter

    Time frame: The perimeter was measured in three occasions in a single day: kilometer 0 of the route, kilometer 14.5 of the route and kilometer 29.6 of the route

    Perimeter in different parts of foot with a flexible, non-elastic tape measure (Lawton 18-0160, precision 1 mm).Three measurements were done and their media was calculated. Three measurements were done and their media was calculated.

  3. Weight

    Time frame: The weight was measured in three occasions in a single day: kilometer 0 of the route, kilometer 14.5 of the route and kilometer 29.6 of the route

    Weight was measured using scales (Tanita UM-076, precision 0.1kg).Three measurements were done and their media was calculated.

  4. Height at the start of the route for calculate "BMI"

    Time frame: The height onli was measured at the start of the walk in a single day: kilometer 0 of the route

    Height was measured using the weight rod of differents scales (SECA 704, precision 1 mm). Three measurements were done and their media was calculated.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Extremadura

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Registry information

Official study title

Importance of Sock Type in the Development of Foot Lesions on Low-difficulty, Short Hikes

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Apr 16, 2019
Registry last updated
Apr 16, 2019

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