NCT05864521NARecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
Beetroot Juice and Sleep
Mayo Clinic
Start Date
9/28/2023
Completion Date
6/1/2026
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of acute inorganic nitrate supplementation (with beetroot) on the regulation of sleep and neurovascular physiology.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 80 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* 18-35 or 65-80 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
* Coronary artery disease
* Heart failure
* Pregnancy
* Diabetes
* Sleep disorders
* Shift workers
* Individuals who typically go to sleep after midnight
* Individuals who traveled across ≥2 time zones within one week of study visits
* Individuals with a history frequent kidney stones
* BMI ≥35.0kg/m2
* Use of nicotine-containing products within the two years preceding study visits
* Use of allopurinol, proton pump inhibitors, or other medications/supplements which interfere with the nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide pathway or outcome measures
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
Active Beetroot Juice Supplement (aBRJ)
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
Placebo Beetroot Juice Supplement (pBRJ)
Conditions
Healthy
Locations
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota 55905
United States