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Dietary Nitrate and Muscle Power With Aging

NCT03513302 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2025-02-19

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if drinking beetroot juice (BRJ) is beneficial for aging patients. We hope to determine the effect of BRJ on exercise performance. BRJ improves exercise performance in athletes and normal people. We are trying to determine if BRJ improves exercise performance in aging patients. We will be comparing the effects of BRJ versus the effects of a placebo (BRJ without the nitrates that are naturally occurring in beets and other similar foods). It is thought that the benefits of BRJ may come from its natural nitrate content. Although BRJ is available for purchase in grocery stores, for the purposes of this study it is considered investigational, which means that it has not been approved as a medical therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

2 x 70 mL concentrated beet root juice depleted of nitrate per day for 14 days.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

nitrate

2 x 70 mL concentrated beet root juice per day for 14 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indiana University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew Coggan, PhD · Indiana University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-01
Primary Completion
2022-08-30
Completion
2022-08-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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