Status:

COMPLETED

Nitrate Supplementation and Muscle Blood Flow

Lead Sponsor:

University of Iowa

Conditions:

Vasodilation

Blood Pressure

Eligibility:

All Genders

60-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an acute dose of dietary nitrate in the form of beetroot juice on skeletal muscle blood flow in response to dynamic knee extension exercise...

Detailed Description

Dietary nitrate (beetroot juice) is reduced to nitrite and nitric oxide within the digestive system of humans. Nitric oxide exerts potent vasodilator effects, which have been shown to reduce blood pre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy older adults 60-80 years of age

Exclusion

  • Hypertension,
  • Smoking,
  • Heart disease,
  • Diabetes,
  • Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2,
  • Autonomic disorders and other conditions that may alter blood pressure or vascular function
  • Medications that might normally alter blood pressure or vascular function.
  • Older women taking hormone replacement therapy medications.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 10 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 8 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03459027

Start Date

October 10 2017

End Date

February 8 2018

Last Update

January 9 2019

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Medical Education Building

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242