The Impact of Acute (2 h) & Short-term (4 Days) Nitrate Supplementation in

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Both acute ingestion (1-3 h) and chronic supplementation (3-30 days) with dietary nitrate has been shown to increase nitric oxide activity and, in some studies, to improve exercise economy, exercise tolerance, and endurance exercise performance. In addition, more recent evidence suggests that dietary nitrate has the potential to enhance team-sport-specific high-intensity intermittent exercise performance. Indeed, chronic dietary nitrate supplementation (2-6 days) has been reported to increase the distance covered before exhaustion during the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery level 1 test, a well-established and ecologically valid test widely used to mimic the high-intensity running bouts of soccer match-play. However, while these findings suggest that nitrate may be an effective ergogenic aid for team-sport players when consumed daily, it is currently unclear if the improvement in team-sport specific intermittent exercise performance can be achieved following a single bolus of dietary nitrate. Given the increasing interest and use of dietary nitrate as an ergogenic aid by team-sport players, establishing the shortest period of supplementation required to elicit an ergogenic effect is important in order to guide athletes on optimal supplementation strategies.

Given that a single bolus of dietary nitrate has previously been shown to improve exercise tolerance and endurance exercise performance, and an improved Yo-Yo IR1 performance has been observed after chronic nitrate supplementation, the investigator hypothesizes that acute (2 h) and short-term (4 days) nitrate supplementation will significantly elevate nitric oxide activity (measured as an increase in plasma nitrite concentration and skeletal muscle nitrate concentration) and improve performance during the Yo-Yo IR1 test (measured as an increased in distance covered (m) during the test at the point of volitional exhaustion) to a similar extent, when compared to a placebo.

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03616093
Study type	Interventional
Source	PepsiCo Global R&D
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Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	September 30, 2017
Completion date	May 31, 2018

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