Could beetroot juice help Moms-to-Be with high blood pressure?
NCT ID NCT06105775
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a natural substance called inorganic nitrate can safely lower blood pressure in pregnant women with chronic hypertension. About 144 women will receive either nitrate or a placebo from the second trimester onward. The goal is to see if nitrate reduces the need for standard blood pressure medications and improves blood flow to the baby.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 144 people
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- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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Other sponsor
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women diagnosed with chronic hypertension (systolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg before pregnancy or before 20 weeks of gestation) as defined by the Brazilian Network for Studies on Hypertension in Pregnancy (RBEHG, Brazilian acronym) Protocol and Chronic Hypertension/Preeclampsia by the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO, Brazilian acronym) Protocol. * Patients on monotherapy with methyldopa as treatment at the time of inclusion. * Women with less than 16 weeks of gestation confirmed by first-trimester ultrasonography confirming gestational age. Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple pregnancies, age below 18 years old, inability to provide informed consent, or history of low adherence to medication therapy. * Patients with uncontrolled chronic hypertension, with blood pressure values above 160x110mmHg. * History of food allergies, especially hypersensitivity to beetroot. * Users of illicit drugs, smokers, or alcohol abusers. * Diagnosis of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure (moderate to severe), moderate to severe liver failure, chronic renal insufficiency (with plasma creatinine clearance less than 30 ml/min/1.73 m² of body surface), pre-existing type 1 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes. * Pregnant women who frequently used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, nasal decongestants, and anorectics before getting pregnant; users of proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor antagonists or any other medication that interferes with stomach pH, starting 2 weeks before the beginning and continuing throughout the remainder of the study.
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP
RECRUITINGRibeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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