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Dietary Supplement

Super Beets for Type 2 Diabetes

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Led By Darren P Casey, PhD
Research Sponsored by Darren P Casey
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
For 50 patients with documented Type 2 diabetes
Willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained, and prior to any research-related procedures.
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre and post 8 weeks of dietary nitrate supplementation
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Study Summary

This trial will study the effects of 8 weeks of dietary nitrate supplementation on blood flow, mitochondrial function, and exercise capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Eligible Conditions
  • Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre and post 8 weeks of dietary nitrate supplementation
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre and post 8 weeks of dietary nitrate 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
Change in exercise capacity
Change in skeletal muscle mitochondrial function
Change in skeletal muscle perfusion during exercise

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Beetroot crystals (nitrate)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will receive a nitrate rich beetroot powder (10g/day) for 8 weeks.
Group II: Placebo (beetroot powder, no nitrate)Placebo Group1 Intervention
Participants will receive a beetroot powder placebo (no nitrate) for 8 weeks.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Super Beets
2015
N/A
~40

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Darren P CaseyLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
23 Total Patients Enrolled
American Diabetes AssociationOTHER
137 Previous Clinical Trials
99,437 Total Patients Enrolled
Darren P Casey, PhDPrincipal Investigator - University of Iowa
University of Iowa
1 Previous Clinical Trials
21 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
American Journal of HypertensionJournal
Dietary Inorganic Nitrate/nitrite Supplementation Reduces Central and Peripheral Blood Pressure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Bock, Joshua M, William E Hughes, Kenichi Ueda, Andrew J Feider, Satoshi Hanada, and Darren P Casey. 2022. “Dietary Inorganic Nitrate/nitrite Supplementation Reduces Central and Peripheral Blood Pressure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”. American Journal of Hypertension. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/ajh/hpac068.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Nitrate Supplementation and Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Darren P Casey 2016. "Nitrate Supplementation and Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02804932.
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