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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE4
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-09-30
2016-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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Sodium nitrate
Dietary supplement: 800 mg of nitrate in sodium nitrate added with water to get a 140 mL solution (BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany)
Beetroot juice
Spinach
Rocket salad
Beetroot juice
Dietary supplement: 800 mg of nitrate in concentrated beetroot juice (Beet-IT)
Sodium nitrate
Spinach
Rocket salad
Spinach
Dietary supplement: 800 mg of nitrate in a spinach based beverage
Sodium nitrate
Beetroot juice
Rocket salad
Rocket salad
Dietary supplement: 800 mg of nitrate in a rocket salad based beverage
Sodium nitrate
Beetroot juice
Spinach
Interventions
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Sodium nitrate
Beetroot juice
Spinach
Rocket salad
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Engagement in regular physical activity ( \> 1 h a week)
Exclusion Criteria
* Smoking
* Currently supplementing diet with nitrate
* Lactose intolerance
18 Years
45 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Maastricht University Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Lex Verdijk, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Maastricht University
Locations
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Maastricht University Medical Centre+
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Countries
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References
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Wylie LJ, Kelly J, Bailey SJ, Blackwell JR, Skiba PF, Winyard PG, Jeukendrup AE, Vanhatalo A, Jones AM. Beetroot juice and exercise: pharmacodynamic and dose-response relationships. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2013 Aug 1;115(3):325-36. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00372.2013. Epub 2013 May 2.
van Velzen AG, Sips AJ, Schothorst RC, Lambers AC, Meulenbelt J. The oral bioavailability of nitrate from nitrate-rich vegetables in humans. Toxicol Lett. 2008 Oct 1;181(3):177-81. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.07.019. Epub 2008 Aug 3.
Hobbs DA, Kaffa N, George TW, Methven L, Lovegrove JA. Blood pressure-lowering effects of beetroot juice and novel beetroot-enriched bread products in normotensive male subjects. Br J Nutr. 2012 Dec 14;108(11):2066-74. doi: 10.1017/S0007114512000190. Epub 2012 Mar 14.
Liu AH, Bondonno CP, Croft KD, Puddey IB, Woodman RJ, Rich L, Ward NC, Vita JA, Hodgson JM. Effects of a nitrate-rich meal on arterial stiffness and blood pressure in healthy volunteers. Nitric Oxide. 2013 Nov 30;35:123-30. doi: 10.1016/j.niox.2013.10.001. Epub 2013 Oct 10.
Cermak NM, Gibala MJ, van Loon LJ. Nitrate supplementation's improvement of 10-km time-trial performance in trained cyclists. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2012 Feb;22(1):64-71. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.22.1.64.
Jonvik KL, Nyakayiru J, Pinckaers PJ, Senden JM, van Loon LJ, Verdijk LB. Nitrate-Rich Vegetables Increase Plasma Nitrate and Nitrite Concentrations and Lower Blood Pressure in Healthy Adults. J Nutr. 2016 May;146(5):986-93. doi: 10.3945/jn.116.229807. Epub 2016 Apr 13.
Other Identifiers
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METC14-3-020
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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