Trial of Mannitol Cream for Pain Relief After a Long Run
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Mannitol cream has been shown clinically to be effective for pain control. To determine if
this effect is worth testing on a larger scale, 170 runners will receive a sample of 25%
mannitol cream to apply on one leg, and the cream base without the mannitol on the other leg
following a 10 km or longer run, and for the following five days. Mannitol and control legs
will be chosen at random for each runner. Pain scores before and after cream application will
be acquired each day for each leg. Means and standard deviations found will be used to
determine the size of a larger study.