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Beetroot Juice - Effects on Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

NCT03020862 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2017-01-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose is to evaluate exercise performance in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) after supplementing with higher doses of dietary NO3-, compared to previous studies, as beetroot juice for seven days. The secondary purpose is to evaluate oxygen consumption of submaximal cycling, amendments in blood pressure, and physical activity level.

Conditions

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Moderate

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dietary beetroot juice

Consumed as concentrated beetroot juice from James White Drinks England (Beet-it) and contained 300 mg dietary nitrate. Dose: 2x70 mL consumed twice a day for six days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mette Hansen · Aarhus University, Department for Public Health, Section for Sport Sciene

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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