Beetroot Juice Supplementation in Basketball Players

Universidad de Murcia10 enrolled

Overview

Whereas beetroot juice (BJ) supplementation is shown to increase physical performance in endurance activities, its benefits in team sports has been barely studied. In this randomized placebo-controlled study, we investigated the effects of BJ acute supplementation in improving neuromuscular performance and physical match activity in basketball.Testing sessions will comprised a neuromuscular test battery consisting of a countermovement jump (CMJ), isometric handgrip strength, 10-m/20-m sprint and agility T-test, followed by a 40-minute simulated basketball match. Physical match activity (distances, speeds, accelerations and decelerations) will be monitored in real time using an inertial tracking system

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dietary Supplement Sport Performance

Interventions

Beetroot juice (BJ) acute supplementationDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

One serving 140 mL of BJ (12.8 mmol of NO3-; Beet-It-Pro Elite Shot, James White Drinks Ltd., Ipswich, UK) after an overnight fast and 3 h before initiating the testing session.

Placebo acute supplementationDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

One serving placebo drink (0.08 mmol of NO3-; Salud Viva, Nano Salud 32 S.L) after an overnight fast and 3 h before initiating the testing session.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 15 YearsMax age: 16 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * active basketball player * more than 5 years of basketball training experience Exclusion Criteria: * concurrently participating in other studies * contraindications to BJ diet * physical limitations, health problems, or musculoskeletal injuries

Locations (1)

Faculty of Sport Sciences

Murcia, San Javier, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in baskeball 5-on-5 game activity (m/min)

Using a wireless inertial movement unit system

Time frame: 1 week

Secondary Outcomes

Changes in maximal isometric handgrip strength (kg)

Using a dynamometer

Time frame: 1 week

Changes in maximal jump height (cm)

Maximal jump height using a contact platform

Time frame: 1 week

Changes in sprint time (s)

Time to complete 10-m and 20-m sprints using photocell timing gates

Time frame: 1 week

Changes in agility test (s)

Time to complete the modified T-test using photocell timing gates

Time frame: 1 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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