Effects of Dietary Nitrate Intake on Cardiovascular Performance in Response to Hand Grip Test in Bodybuilders
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Steroid AbuseCardiovascular Abnormalities
- Registration Number
- NCT05835401
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
- Brief Summary
Through a randomized, crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 20 bodybuilders will participate a acute-day trial with two intervention protocols: 1) placebo and 2) nitrate; in which will ingest beet juice with or without NO3 in its composition with a 7-day washout interval.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- Anabolic steroid use in the past or actually;
- Participation at least one bodybuilding competition;
Exclusion Criteria
- Previous history of acute myocardial infarction and/or stroke;
- Allergy or intolerance to nitrate, gluten, or milk;
- Medications (proton pump inhibitors, beta-blockers, calcium channels antagonists).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Macrovascular function (Flow mediated dilatation%) up to 2 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Values of heart rate variability (ms) up to 2 years Plasmatic concentrations of nitrate and nitrite (mmol/L) up to 2 years Values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) up to 2 years Values of hand grip strength (kgF) up to 2 years Values of heart rate (beats per minute) up to 2 years
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
EEFERP - USP / Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício e Metabolismo
🇧🇷Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
EEFERP - USP / Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício e Metabolismo🇧🇷Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, BrazilCicero Jonas R. Benjamim, PhD StudentContact87988621194benjamim.nutricao@gmail.com