Beetroot Juice Ingestion Effects on Field Hockey Performance. (BEETHOCKEY)

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nitrates; Hockey

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Beetroot juice; Dietary Supplement: Beetroot juice placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05209139

Universidad Francisco_Vitoria

Details and patient eligibility

About

Scientific evidence supports that only a few dietary supplements have reported good evidence for improving sports performance, between we can mention beetroot juice supplementation with doses > 5 mmol of NO3-. In this randomized placebo-controlled study, we investigated the effects of BJ acute supplementation in improving neuromuscular performance and match-play demands in female field hockey players.

Full description

Beetroot juice supplementation has demonstrated good evidence for improving sports performance, however, benefits in team sports, especially in female athletes, are underrepresented. In this randomized placebo-controlled study, we investigated the effects of beetroot juice acute supplementation in improving neuromuscular performance and match-play demands.Testing sessions will comprise a neuromuscular test battery consisting of a countermovement jump (CMJ), isometric handgrip strength, 20-m sprint and repeated sprint ability test, followed by a 20-minute simulated field hockey Physical match activity (distances, speeds, accelerations and decelerations) will be monitored in real-time using an inertial tracking system

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elite female field hockey players (playing in First Field Hockey Division).
• More than 8 years of field hockey training experience.

Exclusion criteria

• Concurrently participating in other studies.
• Contraindications associated to beetroot ingestion.
• Health problems or musculoskeletal injuries 6 months previous to study realization

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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11 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Beetroot supplementation

Experimental group

Description:

Acute beetroot juice supplementation

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Beetroot juice placebo

Dietary Supplement: Beetroot juice

Placebo supplementation

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Acute placebo supplementation

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Beetroot juice placebo

Dietary Supplement: Beetroot juice