Beetroot Juice as a Potential Ergogenic Aid During Exercise in Hypoxia

Bangor University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypoxia

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Beetroot shot then placebo shot; Dietary Supplement: Placebo shot then beetroot shot

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01795534

Jan 13

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will aim to describe and evaluate the effect of beetroot juice supplementation upon whole body running exercise at altitude. It is hypothesised that beetroot supplementation will decrease time to complete a 10 km time trial.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Trained athletes with personal best performances for a 10km run of sub 40 minutes

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to give informed consent Unstable medical condition.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Beetroot shot then placebo shot

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention: Participants will first consume a Beetroot shot: 1x70ml concentrated NO-3 shot of rich Beetroot juice (\~7mmol nitrate) (Beet It, James White Drinks Ltd, Ipswich, UK). Following a four day wash out, participants will then consume a Nitrate-depleted beetroot shot: 1x70ml nitrate-depleted beetroot Placebo shot (\~0.003mmol of nitrate)(Beet It, James White Drinks Ltd, Ipswich, UK)

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Beetroot shot then placebo shot

Placebo shot then beetroot shot

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Intervention: Participants will first consume a Nitrate-depleted beetroot shot: 1x70ml nitrate-depleted beetroot Placebo shot (\~0.003mmol of nitrate)(Beet It, James White Drinks Ltd, Ipswich, UK). Following a four day wash out, participants will then consume a Beetroot shot: 1x70ml concentrated NO-3 shot of rich Beetroot juice (\~7mmol nitrate) (Beet It, James White Drinks Ltd, Ipswich, UK).

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo shot then beetroot shot