NCT02471417

Brief Summary

Acute consumption of dietary nitrate (as beetroot juice) has been shown to improve exercise capacity in athletes, healthy adults and subjects with both peripheral vascular disease or COPD. Many patients with dilated cardiomyopathy have reduced exercise capacity, The investigators hypothesized that acute nitrate consumption might increase incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) distance in dilated cardiomyopathy subjects compared to a placebo beetroot juice.

Trial Health

100
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
12

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2015

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2015

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 7, 2015

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2015

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 15, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

June 15, 2015

Status Verified

June 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

4 months

First QC Date

January 7, 2015

Last Update Submit

June 10, 2015

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change between incremental shuttle walk test distance pre and post juice

    Day 1 and day 8

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Clinic blood pressure

    Day 1 and day 8

  • Plasma nitrate

    Day 1 and day 8

  • Dyspnoea using self report, validated Borg scale

    Day 1 and day 8

  • Oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry

    Day 1 and day 8

  • Plasma nitrite

    Day 1 and day 8

Study Arms (2)

Nitrate rich beetroot juice

EXPERIMENTAL

Concentrated, beetroot juice is a rich source of dietary nitrate.

Dietary Supplement: Dietary nitrate

Nitrate depleted placebo beetroot juice

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo beetroot juice is identical to active beetroot juice in every way except nitrate content.

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Interventions

Dietary nitrateDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

140ml of nitrate rich beetroot juice provides 12.9mmol nitrate and will be on a single occasion by the study subjects.

Also known as: Beetroot juice
Nitrate rich beetroot juice
PlaceboDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

140ml of nitrate depleted beetroot juice provides 0.5mmol nitrate and will be on a single occasion by the study subjects.

Also known as: Nitrate depleted beetroot juice
Nitrate depleted placebo beetroot juice

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Clinically stable,
  • Confirmed non-ischemic, dilated cardiomyopathy

You may not qualify if:

  • Active musculo-skeletal conditions
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • COPD
  • Taking vasodilators
  • Diabetes mellitus

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiomyopathies

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Jim O 'Neill, MD

    Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 7, 2015

First Posted

June 15, 2015

Study Start

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion

May 1, 2015

Study Completion

May 1, 2015

Last Updated

June 15, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-06