Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of High Nitrate Vegetable Juice Supplementation on Plasma Nitrate and Blood Pressure in Healthy Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Queen's University, Belfast
Conditions:
Blood Pressure
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Aims: The aim of this study is to carry out a randomised crossover intervention study examining the effect of two different high nitrate vegetable juices on plasma nitrate levels and blood pressure (B...
Detailed Description
In this study, it is hypothesized that oral supplementation with different vegetable juices (beetroot and green leafy vegetable) juice, with similar nitrate content, over a one week period, will decre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy volunteers
- Aged 30-65 years
Exclusion
- Diabetes mellitus
- An acute coronary syndrome or transient ischaemic attack within the past 3 months
- Special dietary requirements, food sensitivities or vegetarian/ vegan diet by choice
- Oral anticoagulation therapy
- Recent beetroot juice (or other nitrate) supplementation.
- BMI\>35 kg/m2
- Excessive alcohol consumption ( \>14 U/week for men and women)
- Current smoker
- Pregnancy/ lactation
- Medical conditions or dietary restrictions that would substantially limit ability to complete the study requirements
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 30 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 15 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04736784
Start Date
January 30 2017
End Date
May 15 2017
Last Update
February 3 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT12 6BJ