Chronic Beetroot Juice Supplementation Attenuates Neuromuscular Fatigue Etiology During Simulated Soccer Match Play

Chronic Beetroot Juice Supplementation Attenuates Neuromuscular Fatigue Etiology During Simulated Soccer Match Play.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202306626845292

Enrollment

Registered

2023-06-22

Start date

2023-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Beetroot juice supplementation for 7 days

placebo supplementation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: male soccer players playing for the last 2 years for a semi-professional local club training 4 times per week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: muscle-skeletal injury Allergies from nitrate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) and twitch responses, delivered through electrical femoral nerve stimulation, were used to assess peripheral (quadriceps resting twitch force, Qtw, pot) and central fatigue (voluntary activation, VA)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), Heart rate (HR)	—

Countries

Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactMohamed Amine Bouzid

Assistant professor Issep Sfax

mohamedamine.bouzid@isseps.usf.tn+21622062275

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026