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Evaluating the effect of beetroot extract supplementation coinciding with resistance training in rehabilitation of athletes with anterior cruciate ligament rupture

Phase 2
Conditions
Anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation.
Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site
M62.50
Registration Number
IRCT20210217050393N2
Lead Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
46
Inclusion Criteria

Male semi-professional athletes who play in provincial teams in the fields of football, futsal, volleyball and basketball
Undergoing ACL reconstructing surgery using allograft technique
90 days have passed since the ACL reconstruction surgery
Adhere to the same protocol, which includes 40 sessions of physiotherapy with 60 sessions of exercise therapy, from the day of surgery to the end of 90 days for all subjects
Willingness to participate in research
Age between 18 and 35 years old

Exclusion Criteria

Disease including: diabetes, kidney stones, gallstones, cancer and other serious diseases
Taking any medication or performing extra exercise compared to the research protocol
Using oral and injectable nutritional supplements before and after the research period
Consumption of any herbal medicine
Allergy to beetroot
Smoking
Alcohol consumption
History of performing any surgery on the operated limb
Bilateral knee injuries
Damage to other tissues and ligaments of the knee, including intra-articular fractures

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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