Acute Effects of Beetroot Juice on Isometric Knee Extension Strength, Explosive Strength and Local Muscular Endurance

University of Primorska20 enrolled

Overview

This is a double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over trial that aims to determine the acute effect of beetroot juice ingestion on isometric knee extension strength, explosive strength and local muscular endurance.

The study aims to determine whether concentrated beetroot juice has an acute effect on isometric strength of the knee muscles and the rate of force development in knee extension, as well as endurance of the same muscle. This will be a cross-over study. 20 subjects will be randomly selected to the experimental group or control group; after 1 week, participants will repeat the measurements in the other condition. Subjects will consume 140 ml of beetroot juice extract 2.5 hours before the measurement or placebo (140 ml of blackcurrant juice with added appropriate amount of sugar to equalize the carbohydrate value and lemon juice fort the taste). An isometric dynamometer will be used to measure the isometric strength of the knee extensors. Investigators will quantify peak force, rate of force development, endurance of knee extensors at 50 % of the maximal force, and the force recovery after a fatiguing protocol.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy Adults

Interventions

Beetroot juice concentrate (140 ml)DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

A beetroot juice concentrate (140 ml) will be administered to participants in experimental conditions.

Blackcurrant juice (placebo)DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

140 ml of blackcurrant juice with added appropriate amount of sugar to equalize the carbohydrate value and lemon juice fort the taste.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 30 years * Physically active and healthy athletes (recreational or professional) Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, neurological diseases and musculoskeletal injuries * Smokers * Consumption of drugs such as antacids and proton pump inhibitors in the previous 3 months * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Beetroot allergic participants

Locations (1)

University of Primorska Faculty of Health Sciences

Izola, Slovenia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Knee extension strength

The peak force during maximal voluntary contraction of knee extensors

Time frame: 2 hours after the ingestion of beetroot juice or placebo

Secondary Outcomes

Knee extension explosive strength

The rate of force development during maximal voluntary contraction of knee extensors

Time frame: 2 hours after the ingestion of beetroot juice or placebo

Knee extension local muscle endurance

Time to failure of knee muscles at 50 % of maximal force

Time frame: 2 hours after the ingestion of beetroot juice or placebo

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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