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Vascular DilationPhase 1NCT05221905

Effects of Inorganic Nitrate and Intensity of Exercise on Cardiovascular Health in Post-Menopausal Females

A Phase 1 study testing BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice and BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice (nitrate depleted) in people with Vascular Dilation and Arterial Stiffness, run by University of Virginia at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Post-menopausal females experience elevated cardiovascular disease risk (CVD), compared to premenopausal females and age-matched males. Current exercise guidelines appear inadequate to ameliorate this increased risk and higher intensity exercise may be necessary. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 45 to 75 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Vascular Dilation, Arterial Stiffness
What is being tested?
BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice and BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice (nitrate depleted)
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Nov 2021to 1 Apr 2023
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 45 to 75 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Post-menopausal female, defined as having not had a menstrual cycle for at least 1 year
  • Greater than age 45 but less than age 75
  • Sedentary (does not exercise regularly)
  • No major changes in medication in the last 3 months

Who cannot join

  • Smokers within last 5 years
  • Weight unstable (loss/gain of more than 3kg in the past 3 months)
  • Any medical condition that prevents the subject from exercising safely
  • Hormone replacement therapy (current or within last 3 months)
  • Currently or recently on vasoactive medications (i.e., calcium channel blockers, statins, ACE or renin inhibitors, ARBs, nitrates, alpha- or beta-blockers, diuretics, proton pump inhibitors, etc.)
  • Hysterectomy or oophorectomy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Student Health and Wellness Center

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902

Other trials in United States

About this study

Post-menopausal females experience elevated cardiovascular disease risk (CVD), compared to premenopausal females and age-matched males. Current exercise guidelines appear inadequate to ameliorate this increased risk and higher intensity exercise may be necessary. Oral inorganic nitrate supplementation enhances both exercise performance and CVD risk profile in several clinical conditions. However, the effects of this intervention in post-menopausal females is unexplored.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acute inorganic nitrate supplementation and exercising at different exercise intensities (high vs moderate) improve vascular health in post-menopausal females.

Being tested
BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice, BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice (nitrate depleted)
Keywords
Flow-mediated dilation, Pulse wave velocity, Exercise intensity, Vascular function

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juiceDrug

    Also called Dietary Nitrate supplementation (nitrate rich)

    Beet It Sport (James White Drinks, Ltd.) each containing 400mg of inorganic nitrate (~6.5 mmol) will be consumed twice daily (totalling ~13 mmol of inorganic nitrate per day) for at least 2 days prior to testing visits, as well as 2 hours prior to testing visits.

  • BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice (nitrate depleted)Drug

    Also called Dietary Nitrate supplementation (nitrate depleted)

    Beet It Sport (James White Drinks, Ltd.) each containing 0mg of inorganic nitrate (~0 mmol) will be consumed twice daily (totalling ~0 mmol of inorganic nitrate per day) for at least 2 days prior to testing visits, as well as 2 hours prior to testing visits. It is provided by the same company that produces the concentrated beet root juice shots (James White Drinks) but the placebo version is nitrate-depleted.

Study groups in NCT05221905
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Acute High-Intensity ExerciseActive comparatorSubjects will exercise at an intensity of 75% of the difference between the lactate threshold and VO2peak until 200 kcal are expended. Pre- and post-testing measures of vascular health will be completed at baseline (0 min) and again 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 min post-baseline testing, with exercise taking place during time points 0-60 min.
Receives: Drug: BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice; Drug: BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice (nitrate depleted)
Acute Moderate-Intensity ExerciseActive comparatorSubjects will exercise at an intensity at the lactate threshold until 200 kcal are expended. Pre- and post-testing measures of vascular health will be completed at baseline (0 min) and again 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 min post-baseline testing, with exercise taking place during time points 0-60 min.
Receives: Drug: BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice; Drug: BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice (nitrate depleted)
Non-Exercise ControlPlacebo comparatorMeasures of vascular health will be completed at baseline (0 min) and again 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 min post-baseline testing, without exercise taking place during time points 0-60 min.
Receives: Drug: BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice; Drug: BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice (nitrate depleted)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Baseline Flow-Mediated Dilation

    Participants will be placed in a supine position with their left forearm slightly extended and supinated with legs straight. The brachial artery will be imaged using a high-resolution doppler ultrasound utilizing a 7.5MHz linear array transducer at rest, during 5 minutes of forearm occlusion via cuff inflation, and continuously for 2 minutes post-occlusion; an EKG trigger will be used to capture images during end-diastole of the cardiac cycle. Images will be analyzed offline using specialized software (Medical Imaging Applications, Inc.) to calculate the change in brachial artery diameter.

    Measured: Baseline (minute 0).

  2. Post-Exercise/Control Flow-Mediated Dilation (60 minutes)

    Participants will be placed in a supine position with their left forearm slightly extended and supinated with legs straight. The brachial artery will be imaged using a high-resolution doppler ultrasound utilizing a 7.5MHz linear array transducer at rest, during 5 minutes of forearm occlusion via cuff inflation, and continuously for 2 minutes post-occlusion; an EKG trigger will be used to capture images during end-diastole of the cardiac cycle. Images will be analyzed offline using specialized software (Medical Imaging Applications, Inc.) to calculate the change in brachial artery diameter.

    Measured: 60 minutes post-baseline.

  3. Post-Exercise/Control Flow-Mediated Dilation (90 minutes)

    Participants will be placed in a supine position with their left forearm slightly extended and supinated with legs straight. The brachial artery will be imaged using a high-resolution doppler ultrasound utilizing a 7.5MHz linear array transducer at rest, during 5 minutes of forearm occlusion via cuff inflation, and continuously for 2 minutes post-occlusion; an EKG trigger will be used to capture images during end-diastole of the cardiac cycle. Images will be analyzed offline using specialized software (Medical Imaging Applications, Inc.) to calculate the change in brachial artery diameter.

    Measured: 90 minutes post-baseline.

  4. Post-Exercise/Control Flow-Mediated Dilation (120 minutes)

    Participants will be placed in a supine position with their left forearm slightly extended and supinated with legs straight. The brachial artery will be imaged using a high-resolution doppler ultrasound utilizing a 7.5MHz linear array transducer at rest, during 5 minutes of forearm occlusion via cuff inflation, and continuously for 2 minutes post-occlusion; an EKG trigger will be used to capture images during end-diastole of the cardiac cycle. Images will be analyzed offline using specialized software (Medical Imaging Applications, Inc.) to calculate the change in brachial artery diameter.

    Measured: 120 minutes post-baseline.

  5. Post-Exercise/Control Flow-Mediated Dilation (150 min)

    Participants will be placed in a supine position with their left forearm slightly extended and supinated with legs straight. The brachial artery will be imaged using a high-resolution doppler ultrasound utilizing a 7.5MHz linear array transducer at rest, during 5 minutes of forearm occlusion via cuff inflation, and continuously for 2 minutes post-occlusion; an EKG trigger will be used to capture images during end-diastole of the cardiac cycle. Images will be analyzed offline using specialized software (Medical Imaging Applications, Inc.) to calculate the change in brachial artery diameter.

    Measured: 150 minutes post-baseline.

  6. Post-Exercise/Control Flow-Mediated Dilation (180 min)

    Participants will be placed in a supine position with their left forearm slightly extended and supinated with legs straight. The brachial artery will be imaged using a high-resolution doppler ultrasound utilizing a 7.5MHz linear array transducer at rest, during 5 minutes of forearm occlusion via cuff inflation, and continuously for 2 minutes post-occlusion; an EKG trigger will be used to capture images during end-diastole of the cardiac cycle. Images will be analyzed offline using specialized software (Medical Imaging Applications, Inc.) to calculate the change in brachial artery diameter.

    Measured: 180 minutes post-baseline.

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Baseline Pulse Wave Velocity

    Supine measures of carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity will be measured using a SphygmoCor Xcel device.

    Measured: Baseline (minute 0).

  2. Post-Exercise/Control Pulse Wave Velocity (60 min)

    Supine measures of carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity will be measured using a SphygmoCor Xcel device.

    Measured: 60 minutes post-baseline.

  3. Post-Exercise/Control Pulse Wave Velocity (90 min)

    Supine measures of carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity will be measured using a SphygmoCor Xcel device.

    Measured: 90 minutes post-baseline.

  4. Post-Exercise/Control Pulse Wave Velocity (120 min)

    Supine measures of carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity will be measured using a SphygmoCor Xcel device.

    Measured: 120 minutes post-baseline.

  5. Post-Exercise/Control Pulse Wave Velocity (150 min)

    Supine measures of carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity will be measured using a SphygmoCor Xcel device.

    Measured: 150 minutes post-baseline.

  6. Post-Exercise/Control Pulse Wave Velocity (180 min)

    Supine measures of carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity will be measured using a SphygmoCor Xcel device.

    Measured: 180 minutes post-baseline.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Feb 2022
  2. Study start1 Nov 2021
  3. Primary completion1 Apr 2023
  4. Study completion1 Apr 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Subject are stratified randomized to consume either beetroot juice with, or without, inorganic nitrate and will consume this same supplement throughout all testing
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05221905
Sponsor's protocol ID
HSR210326
Status last verified
Nov 2023
First submitted
14 Oct 2021
Last updated
30 Nov 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Microsoft excel sheets, Graphpad Prism files, Informed Consent, and Study Protocol forms will be available upon reasonable request. All identifiable data de-identified on 24 participants will be available.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice and BEET IT - Concentrate Beet root juice (nitrate depleted) in people with Vascular Dilation and Arterial Stiffness, run by University of Virginia at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Nov 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Baseline Flow-Mediated Dilation (time frame: Baseline (minute 0).). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Nov 2023; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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