NCT06043089

Impact of Beetroot Supplementation in Athletes

Impact of Beetroot Supplementation on Sports Performance, Prooxidant-antioxidant Balance and Sleep in Athletes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 14 Years – 23 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Several previous studies observed a positive effect of beetroot supplementation on sports performance in athletes, mainly in endurance performance. However, less attention has been paid to its effects on short-duration performance, especially in youth athletes. Moreover, only a few previous investigations performed biochemical analyses, including pro-oxidant balance assessments. It is especially important because chronic nitrate intake might directly cause the production of reactive nitrogen species and reactive oxygen species in other subcellular compartments, leading to more oxidative stress. Additionally, no previous study verified the impact of beetroot intake on sleep.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Beetroot juice supplementation or placebo	Athletes received 7 days of beetroot juice supplementation with nitrate supplementation (2 × 70 mL of beetroot juice ∼12.9 mmol NO3-; Beet It, James White Drinks, Ipswich, UK) or placebo (2 × 70 mL of water with beetroot powder with negligible nitrate content).

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-23
• Primary completion: 2023-10-16
• Completion: 2023-10-16
• First posted: 2023-09-21
• Last updated: 2024-02-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland