Beetroot juice may boost walking distance in leg artery disease

NCT ID NCT05624125

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether drinking beetroot juice daily for 4 months can improve walking distance in people with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Researchers will compare a beetroot juice group to a placebo group in 210 adults aged 50 and older. The main goal is to see if beetroot juice increases how far participants can walk in 6 minutes.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

beetroot juice

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a simple, natural way to improve walking ability in people with peripheral artery disease.

What could go wrong

This is a mid-sized trial testing a dietary supplement, not a drug. The effect may be small or not clinically meaningful, and results may not apply to everyone with PAD.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

intermittent vascular claudication peripheral arterial disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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  • University of Chicago

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    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

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  • University of Minnesota

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    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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  • University of Virginia

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    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States