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Nitric Oxide (NO) and Endothelial Dysfunction in Women With PTSD

NCT07485231 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-04-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research study is conducted to better understand why women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have higher risk of cardiovascular disease as they get older. This study looks at how trauma and PTSD affect blood vessels in young women by testing whether the dietary supplement beetroot juice might help improve the function of blood vessels in women suffering from PTSD.

Conditions

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Trauma

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Beetroot Juice

We will use James White Beet It sports shot (70ml), which contains 400 mg of dietary nitrate

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo Juice

James White Nitrate Depleted Placebo ( 70 ml) will be used as a placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ida-Arlaine Fonkoue, MD, PhD, MsCR · University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-18
Primary Completion
2028-05-01
Completion
2028-05-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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