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Beet-root Juice + Red Light Therapy for Muscle Fatigue

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Recruiting
Led By Andrew D Wells, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up during the forearm exercise fatigue protocol lasting up to 45 minutes
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial tests if beet-root juice & red light therapy improve forearm muscle endurance in older adults.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for healthy older adults over 65 who exercise lightly to moderately at least three times a week. It's not for those with liver or kidney disease, recent smokers, people with joint pain in the dominant hand, gastritis, thyroid conditions, or those on medications that interact with nitrates.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if beet-root juice and red light therapy can help forearm muscles last longer without getting tired. Older adults will try these treatments separately and together against placebo (fake treatment) and sham light to see which helps muscle endurance more.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Beet-root juice might cause stomach issues or turn urine pink but is generally safe. Red-light therapy could lead to eye strain if not used properly. Placebos and sham lights have no active components so they should not cause any direct side effects.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~during the forearm exercise fatigue protocol lasting up to 45 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and during the forearm exercise fatigue protocol lasting up to 45 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Total forearm work performed
Secondary outcome measures
Forearm
Intermuscular coordination

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Beet-root juice plus red-light therapyExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Group II: Placebo plus sham light therapyActive Control2 Interventions
Group III: Beet-root juice plus sham light therapyPlacebo Group2 Interventions
Group IV: Placebo plus red-light therapyPlacebo Group2 Interventions

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wake Forest UniversityLead Sponsor
190 Previous Clinical Trials
164,590 Total Patients Enrolled
Andrew D Wells, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorWake Forest University, Reynolda Campus

Media Library

Beet-root juice Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05596474 — N/A
Health Care Utilization Research Study Groups: Beet-root juice plus red-light therapy, Beet-root juice plus sham light therapy, Placebo plus red-light therapy, Placebo plus sham light therapy
Health Care Utilization Clinical Trial 2023: Beet-root juice Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05596474 — N/A
Beet-root juice 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05596474 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the cap on participant numbers for this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative, the records hosted on clinicaltrials.gov verify that this medical research is currently recruiting individuals. The trial was first made available to the public on September 9th 2022 and has since been amended as of October 27th 2022. In total, 10 patients need to be enrolled at a single site for successful completion."

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Are individuals able to join this experiment at the current time?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov portal, this research project has been actively recruiting since September 9th 2022 and is still open for enrollment as of October 27th 2022. 10 patients are needed from a single site in order to complete the study's requirements."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Wake Forest Univesity
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria

Why did patients apply to this trial?

My muscles hurt most of the time, but I have a garden and love to work in it.
PatientReceived no prior treatments
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effect of Beet-root Juice and PBM Treatments on Muscle Fatigue
Andrew Wells, Ph.D 2022. "Effect of Beet-root Juice and PBM Treatments on Muscle Fatigue". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05596474.
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