Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT05460351
Beetroot Juice Resistance Training Older Adults
Effect of Beetroot Juice on Body Composition, Physical Function, Muscle Strength, and Peak Oxygen Consumption in Resistance Trained Older Adults Consuming a Protein Supplement
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The present study compared the effects of a nitrate containing beetroot juice supplement (BRJ+Nitrate) vs. a placebo (Control) on total and regional fat free mass, quadriceps muscle strength, lower body mobility, and VO2peak in healthy, older adults undergoing a 10-week long progressive resistance training program with protein supplementation.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | BRJ+Nitrate | Participants in this group drank a 70 mL bottle of Beet It Sport drink with nitrate plus 15 grams of whey protein 3 days a week following a resistance exercise training program |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Control | Participants in this group drank a 70 mL bottle of Beet It Sport drink without nitrate plus 15 grams of whey protein 3 days a week following a resistance exercise training program |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2014-12-01
- Completion
- 2015-05-01
- First posted
- 2022-07-15
- Last updated
- 2022-07-15
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05460351. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.