Beetroot Extract With Exercise for Kidney Disease Patients
Tests beetroot extract with exercise in adults with chronic kidney disease.
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Registry title: Beetroot Extract Supplementation Associated With an Exercise Protocol for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Key facts
- Where
- Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT06286748, who can take part
Where in Brazil
- Denise mafraRio de Janeiro, BrazilTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Universidade Federal Fluminense
- Trial code
- NCT06286748
- Record updated
- 15 May 2026
- Original description
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients often present systemic inflammation and oxidative stress, resulting in metabolic disorders and high rates of disease-associated cardiovascular death. The literature has indicated that dietary control, the use of bioactive compounds, and the practice of regular physical exercise are essential for the prevention and management of CKD and its complications. In this context, beetroot (Beta vulgaris rubra) deserves attention as it is a source of several bioactive compounds, such as nitrate, betaine, and betalain, with beneficial effects for CKD patients, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant effects, reduction of blood pressure, and vasodilatory action. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, in addition to their vasodilatory and antihypertensive capacity, can make supplementation of beetroot an excellent nutritional strategy to help in the treatment of CKD patients. So, this research project will bring contributions to the scientific world, providing strategies for application in clinical practice and the care of patients with CKD, on the use of beetroot associated with an exercise protocol as a non-pharmacological strategy in modulating inflammation, oxidative stress, and improved functional capacity. Furthermore, when supplemented hours before physical training, has been identified as an important factor in improving performance in these activities. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effects of supplementation (acute and chronic) of beetroot extract associated with an exercise protocol on complications associated with CKD.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Beetroot Extract Supplementation Associated With an Exercise Protocol on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Functional Capacity in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients often present systemic inflammation and oxidative stress, resulting in metabolic disorders and high rates of disease-associated cardiovascular death. The literature has indicated that dietary control, the use of bioactive compounds, and the practice of regular physical exercise are essential for the prevention and management of CKD and its complications. In this context, beetroot (Beta vulgaris rubra) deserves attention as it is a source of several bioactive compounds, such as nitrate, betaine, and betalain, with beneficial effects for CKD patients, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant effects, reduction of blood pressure, and vasodilatory action. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, in addition to their vasodilatory and antihypertensive capacity, can make supplementation of beetroot an excellent nutritional strategy to help in the treatment of CKD patients. So, this research project will bring contributions to the scientific world, providing strategies for application in clinical practice and the care of patients with CKD, on the use of beetroot associated with an exercise protocol as a non-pharmacological strategy in modulating inflammation, oxidative stress, and improved functional capacity. Furthermore, when supplemented hours before physical training, has been identified as an important factor in improving performance in these activities. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effects of supplementation (acute and chronic) of beetroot extract associated with an exercise protocol on complications associated with CKD.
Inclusion: Patients with CKD undergoing conservative treatment (stages G3a-G4); Aged between 18 and 65 years old; Patients undergoing nutritional monitoring for more than 6 months.
Exclusion: Patients using catabolic drugs; Using antibiotics and of proton pump inhibitors in the last 3 months; Those who are clinically unstable (unstable angina, atrial fibrillation, significant cardiac arrhythmia and acute illness in the last month; and glycemic lability); Those with autoimmune diseases and infectious diseases, cancer, liver disease and AIDS; Those who are allergic or intolerant to the components of the juice; Smokers; Pregnant women; Antioxidant supplements and habitual intake of beetroot or nitrate supplement; Unable to exercise (amputation without prosthesis); musculoskeletal pain at rest or with minimal physical activity, inability to sit or walk without assistance, use of a walking device, dyspnea at rest or with light exertion; Patients with parathormone (PTH) levels above 500pg/mL; Patients with any impediment to completing the proposed exercise protocol, such as due to travel or difficulty accessing the location where the research will be carried out.