Effect of Beet Juice on Elite Swimmers.

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

Status: Completed

Conditions: ergogéniques

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Beetroot Juice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05470231

42/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: To investigate whether an acute intake of Beetroot Juice (BJ) improved performance factors in a repeated swimming effort at maximum speed in elite swimmers.

Methods: A total of 13 elite swimmers (6 girls and 7 boys) participated in this randomised, double-blind study. In 2 different trials, the swimmers ingested an injection of Beet-It (70 ml placebo (PL) or an injection of Beet-It 70 ml beetroot juice (BJ)) 3 hours before undergoing a 6x100m crawl intermittent maximal speed performance test.

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• national and international level swimmers
• healthy swimmers
• no breakfast
• 48 hours with restricted diet of: other sports supplements and beetroot-rich foods

Exclusion criteria

• be on medication
• having had breakfast
• have brushed your teeth

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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13 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Beetroot juice

Active Comparator group

Description:

The swimmers ingested a shot of Beet-It 70 ml beetroot juice (BJ)) 3 hours before undergoing a 6x100m crawl intermittent maximal speed performance test.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Beetroot Juice

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The swimmers ingested a shot of Beet-It (70 ml placebo (PL)) 3 hours before undergoing a 6x100m crawl intermittent maximal speed performance test.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Beetroot Juice