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Beetroot Juice Supplementation in Basketball Players

NCT04210531 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2019-12-24

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Summary

Whereas beetroot juice (BJ) supplementation is shown to increase physical performance in endurance activities, its benefits in team sports has been barely studied. In this randomized placebo-controlled study, we investigated the effects of BJ acute supplementation in improving neuromuscular performance and physical match activity in basketball.

Conditions

  • Dietary Supplement
  • Sport Performance

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Beetroot juice (BJ) acute supplementation

One serving 140 mL of BJ (12.8 mmol of NO3-; Beet-It-Pro Elite Shot, James White Drinks Ltd., Ipswich, UK) after an overnight fast and 3 h before initiating the testing session.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo acute supplementation

One serving placebo drink (0.08 mmol of NO3-; Salud Viva, Nano Salud 32 S.L) after an overnight fast and 3 h before initiating the testing session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad de Murcia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-09
Primary Completion
2019-06-12
Completion
2019-06-12

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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