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Nitrate rich beetroot juice for Postmenopausal

Phase 2

Waitlist Available

Led By David N Proctor, PhD

Research Sponsored by Penn State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up these measurements will take place before and after a ischemia-reperfusion injury (20 minutes inflation, 20 minutes deflation) induced in the upper arm to assess change in micro-vascular reactivity

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Study Summary

This trial is testing if beetroot juice can help improve blood vessel function and blood pressure in postmenopausal women.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ these measurements will take place before (day 1) and 24 hours after (day 8) 7 days of supplementation.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~these measurements will take place before (day 1) and 24 hours after (day 8) 7 days of supplementation.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and these measurements will take place before (day 1) and 24 hours after (day 8) 7 days of supplementation. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Macro-vascular reactivity

Micro-vascular reactivity

Secondary outcome measures

Brachial ankle pulse wave velocity and ankle-brachial index

Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation

Structure of brachial artery

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: Nitrate rich beetroot juiceActive Control1 Intervention

Subjects will consume 140 ml of beetroot juice (Beet-It Organic Shot) approximately 90 min before physiological testing.

Group II: Nitrate depleted beetroot juicePlacebo Group1 Intervention

Subjects will consume 140 ml of beetroot juice (Beet-It Organic Placebo) approximately 90 min before physiological testing.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Penn State UniversityLead Sponsor

355 Previous Clinical Trials

125,720 Total Patients Enrolled

David N Proctor, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorPenn State University

1 Previous Clinical Trials

16 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are we still enrolling participants for this research project?

"Yes, that is accurate. The website provides information about the clinical trial's current efforts to recruit patients. According to the latest update on 10/7/2022, they are looking for 12 individuals at a single site."

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Does the FDA approve of using beetroot juice as a medication?

"Nitrate rich beetroot juice is currently in Phase 2 trials, meaning that while there is some data supporting its safety, there is none yet to suggest it is an effective medication."

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How many people are joining this clinical trial?

"That is correct, the online information specifies that this trial is still recruiting. The listing was first posted on November 7th, 2018 and updated as recently as October 7th, 2020. So far, 12 people have enrolled at a single site."

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What is the primary goal of this research project?

"The aim of this short-term clinical trial is to observe the effects of an intervention on macro-vascular reactivity. This will be done by measuring micro-vascular reactivity before and after an induced injury. The study will also look at secondary outcomes such as resting blood pressure, brachial artery flow-mediated dilation, and brachial ankle pulse wave velocity."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Postmenopausal Women and Their Endothelium

David N. Proctor, PhD 2018. "Postmenopausal Women and Their Endothelium". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03644472.