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Clinical study ‘WOMEN'S BEET’ on the effect of beetroot juice and exercise on vascular function, blood pressure and performance in middle-aged women

Prerequisites:    

Are you between 45 and 65 years old and was your last menstrual period at least 12 months ago?

We invite post-menopausal women to participate in the ‘WOMEN'S BEET’ study funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the intake of nitrate-rich beetroot juice has a positive effect on the function of blood vessels, blood pressure and physical performance.

Your participation will last 16 weeks. You will be asked to come to the University Clinic for Clinical Pharmacology at the AKH (1090 Vienna) and at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Health of the University of Vienna (1070-Vienna).

Duration of participation

During the 12-week treatment phase, you will train on the basis of a
training programme, which is created for you on the basis of a medical performance test
and drink approx. one espresso cup of beetroot juice a day.

YOUR BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE STUDY:

• You will receive valuable information about your health and training status as part of the examinations.
• You will train according to a training programme that is created for you on the basis of a medical performance test and current guidelines for endurance-oriented health training.
• As part of the training programme, you will be supervised by qualified trainers from the ‘Runtasia/in-Form Aktivzentrum’ in Vienna.
• You will receive a watch with a heart rate and activity monitor as well as €400 in compensation for completing the programme.