NCT01405898

The Chronic Effects of Beetroot Juice in Hypertensive Subjects

The Chronic Effects of Beetroot Juice on Circulating Plasma Nitrate and Nitrite Levels and Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Subjects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Queen Mary University of London · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

We are interested in the effect of diet on blood pressure. Our previous research has shown that beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in healthy people. We now want to see if beetroot juice has this effect in people with high blood pressure. Beetroot juice is naturally rich in nitrate (also found in most other vegetables but particularly in green leafy vegetables). We think that it is the nitrate that lowers the blood pressure.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	beetroot juice	Beetroot juice 4 weeks 250ml daily
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Nitrate-free beetroot juice	Nitrate-free beetroot juice 4 weeks 250ml daily

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-04-01
• Completion: 2014-05-01
• First posted: 2011-07-29
• Last updated: 2016-01-08
• Results posted: 2015-12-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom