Effects of Drinking Beetroot Juice on Exercise Performance in Patients With Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Interstitial Lung Disease

In brief

Exercise training as part of a structured pulmonary rehabilitation program is a key factor in improving quality of life and symptoms in people with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Optimal methods of exercise training are yet to be explored in ILD. Drinking beetroot juice, which is rich in nitrate, has been shown to improve exercise performance in a variety of groups, but its effects in ILD have not been tested. The purpose of this study is to determine if drinking nitrate-rich beetroot juice can improve exercise performance compared to drinking nitrate-free beetroot juice in people with ILD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04299945

Run by

University of British Columbia

People needed

15

Starts

2024-08-07

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-18

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• A multidisciplinary diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), idiopathic fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), or unclassifiable ILD with a differential diagnosis that consists of the above diagnoses
• Fibrosis on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT): honeycombing, reticulation, or traction bronchiectasis
• Oxygen saturation ≥92% by pulse oximetry at rest while breathing room air
• Clinically stable for the preceding 6 weeks
• Can fluently read and write in English

You may not qualify if…

• Contraindication to exercise testing (e.g. significant cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurological disease) (see Table 4 from ERS/ATS consensus statement)
• Other significant pulmonary or extra-pulmonary disease that, based on clinical assessment, could impair exercise capacity and/or oxygenation
• FVC <50% or DLCO <25%
• Use of prednisone >10 mg/day for >2 weeks within 3 months of the first study visit
• Cardiac pacemaker or any metal or electronics inside of the body

Where it is running

• Providence Health Care - St. Paul's Hosptial — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (enrolling)
• Vancouver Coastal Health — Vancouver, Canada (enrolling)

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