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Beetroot Juice and Sleep

Mayo Clinic · NCT05864521

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–80 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
60
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 28, 2023
Record last updated
September 8, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

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.

Being studied: Active Beetroot Juice Supplement (aBRJ); Placebo Beetroot Juice Supplement (pBRJ)

Conditions: Healthy

Eligibility criteria

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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

Recruiting US locations

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, MN 55905

    Site contact: Joshua Bock, PhD · (507) 422-0768 · bock.joshua@mayo.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Joshua Bock, PhD · (507) 422-0768 · Bock.Joshua@mayo.edu
  • Virend Somers, MD, PhD · (507) 255-1144 · Somers.Virend@mayo.edu
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