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Cardiovascular DiseasesPhase 2NITRATE-OCTNCT02529189

Investigating the Effects of Dietary Nitrate on Vascular Function, Platelet Reactivity and Restenosis in Stable Angina

A Phase 2 study testing Beetroot Juice in people with Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Queen Mary University of London at 1 site in United Kingdom.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The mainstay treatment for reducing the symptoms of angina and long-term risk of heart attacks in patients with heart disease is stent implantation in the diseased coronary artery. Whilst this procedure has revolutionised treatment the incidence of secondary events remains a concern. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
Cardiovascular Diseases
What is being tested?
Beetroot Juice
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
2 Nov 2015to 31 Dec 2022
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with stable angina diagnosed by a cardiologist on optimal medical therapy undergoing angioplasty to treat residual symptoms.
  • Aged 18-85
  • Patients able and willing to give their written informed consent.
  • Patients undergoing successful PCI procedure.

Who cannot join

  • Unstable ischaemic heart disease, with an episode of chest pain in less than 24 hours.
  • Patients who have had previous coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), if they are undergoing angioplasty within a non-native vessel.
  • Patients undergoing angioplasty with a bio-absorbable stent.
  • Current diagnosis of or treatment for malignancy, other than non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • Current life-threatening condition other than vascular disease that may prevent a subject completing the study.
  • Use of an investigational device or investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is the longer) preceding the first dose of study medication.
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  • Patients considered unsuitable to participate by the research team (e.g., due to medical reasons, laboratory abnormalities, or subject's unwillingness to comply with all study related procedures).
  • Severe acute infection, or significant trauma (burns, fractures).
  • Pregnancy. This will be tested by urine human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) measurement
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse within the past 6 months.
  • A history of heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3-4 or severe left ventricular dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction of <30%) regardless of symptom status.
  • Systemic autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue disease, or other conditions known to be associated with chronic inflammation such as inflammatory bowel disease.
  • Patients who have donated > 500mls blood within 56 days prior to study medication administration.
  • Anaemia with Hb <10g/dl, or any other known blood disorder or significant illness that may affect platelet function, and coagulation.
  • A history of chronic viral hepatitis (including presence of hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C antibody or other chronic hepatic disorder) or HIV.
  • Abnormal liver function due to acute or chronic liver conditions 3 x upper limit of normal at screening.
  • Renal impairment with creatinine clearance (eGFR) of 35ml/min at screening.
  • If patients are on mouthwash, they must be willing to stop using this at least 1 week before the start of the study and throughout the duration that they are involved in the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site
  • William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine

    London, EC1M 6BQ

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About this study

Official title: A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Investigating the Effects of Dietary Nitrate on Vascular Function, Platelet Reactivity and Restenosis in Stable Angina

The mainstay treatment for reducing the symptoms of angina and long-term risk of heart attacks in patients with heart disease is stent implantation in the diseased coronary artery. Whilst this procedure has revolutionised treatment the incidence of secondary events remains a concern. These repeat events are due in part to continued enhanced platelet reactivity, endothelial dysfunction and a phenomenon called 'restenosis' i.e. the stent becomes blocked ultimately requiring another expensive and risky procedure. In this study it will be determined whether a once daily inorganic nitrate administration might favourably modulate platelet reactivity and endothelial function leading to a decrease in restenosis.

Read the detailed description

To address the aims a proof-of-concept study will be conducted to ascertain whether a dietary nitrate approach might prove useful adjunctive therapy improving vascular function in patients with stable angina post elective angioplasty.

Design: A prospective randomised, single-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Setting: Patients with stable angina and single/multiple coronary artery stenosis undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) who are haemodynamically stable (systolic BP>100 mmHg). These patients will be recruited at The Barts Health Heart Centre, based at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. This is one of the biggest centres in the United Kingdom, serving a population of almost two million people from The City of London and The North East up to the M25 and is a 24/7 centre performing approximately 2000 non-primary angioplasties a year.

The study will take place in the Clinical Trials Unit, William Harvey Heart Centre.

Target population: A total of 300 patients (male and female, age 18-85) with stable angina as per requirements indicated above. Follow-up will take place in the Clinical Trials Unit, William Harvey Research Institute.

Treatment: Patients will be randomised (using an on line randomisation database) to receive 70 ml of a beetroot juice concentrate containing 4-5 mmol nitrate or nitrate-deplete placebo juice concentrate. This intervention will be taken by the patient daily from one day prior to re-establishment of flow with PCI and stent implantation.

Analysis: We will analyse the results based on an intention to treat analysis. We will also carry out further per protocol analyses and a subgroup analysis on patients who are on organic nitrates as part of their routine therapy and a comparison of DES (drug-eluting stents) versus BMS (bare-metal stents).

Being tested
Beetroot Juice
Keywords
Stable Angina, Angioplasty, Optical Coherence Tomography, Nitrate
Medical subject headings
Cardiovascular Diseases, Angina, Stable

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Beetroot JuiceDietary supplement

    70 ml of beetroot juice containing ~5 mmol of inorganic nitrate

  • Beetroot JuiceDietary supplement

    70 ml of beetroot juice which is nitrate-depleted

Study groups in NCT02529189
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Nitrate-rich beetroot juiceActive comparator70 ml of a beetroot juice concentrate containing ~5 mmol nitrate
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Beetroot Juice
Nitrate-deplete beetroot juicePlacebo comparator70 ml of a beetroot juice concentrate that is nitrate-depleted
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Beetroot Juice

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Difference between groups in In-stent late loss, where late loss is defined as the difference between the minimum luminal diameter (MLD).

    Measured: 6 months +/- 1 month post intervention

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in endothelial function assessed by flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery at 6 months compared to pre-procedure assessment.

    Measured: 6 months and 12 months post intervention

  2. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in target vessel revascularisation (TVR).

    Measured: 6 months post intervention

  3. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in restenosis rate (diameter >50%).

    Measured: 6 months post intervention

  4. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in in-segment late loss.

    Measured: 6 months post intervention

  5. Difference from baseline between groups in major adverse cardiac events (i.e. Myocardial Infarction, death, Cerebrovascular Accident, Target Vascular Revascularisation).

    Measured: 6 months, 12 months and 24 months post intervention

  6. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in inflammatory markers.

    Measured: 6 months and 12 months post intervention

  7. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in plasma and erythrocyte nitrite reductase.

    Measured: 6 months and 12 months post intervention

  8. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in changes in plasma xanthine oxidase activity.

    Measured: 6 months and 12 months post intervention

  9. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).

    Measured: 6 months and 12 months post intervention

  10. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in Interleukin-6 (IL-6).

    Measured: 6 months and 12 months post intervention

  11. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in platelet activation (P-Selectin and platelet-monocyte aggregates).

    Measured: 6 months and 12 months post intervention

  12. Difference from baseline within the group and between groups in platelet aggregation ex vivo (ADP, collagen, arachidonic acid).

    Measured: 6 months and 12 months post intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Aug 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start2 Nov 2015
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
300 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02529189
Sponsor's protocol ID
15/LO/0555
Acronym
NITRATE-OCT
Status last verified
Jun 2025
First submitted
7 Aug 2015
Last updated
11 Jun 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Kapil V, Khambata RS, Robertson A, Caulfield MJ, Ahluwalia A. Dietary nitrate provides sustained blood pressure lowering in hypertensive patients: a randomized, phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Hypertension. 2015 Feb;65(2):320-7. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.04675. Epub 2014 Nov 24.

    PubMed 25421976
  • Ghosh SM, Kapil V, Fuentes-Calvo I, Bubb KJ, Pearl V, Milsom AB, Khambata R, Maleki-Toyserkani S, Yousuf M, Benjamin N, Webb AJ, Caulfield MJ, Hobbs AJ, Ahluwalia A. Enhanced vasodilator activity of nitrite in hypertension: critical role for erythrocytic xanthine oxidoreductase and translational potential. Hypertension. 2013 May;61(5):1091-102. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.00933. Epub 2013 Apr 15.

    PubMed 23589565
  • Rathod KS, Mathur A, Shabbir A, Khambata RS, Lau C, Beirne AM, Chhetri I, Ono M, Belgaid DR, Massimo G, Ramasamy A, Tufaro V, Jain AK, Poulter N, Falaschetti E, Jones DA, Garcia-Garcia HM, Bourantas C, Learoyd A, Warren HR, Ahluwalia A. The NITRATE-OCT study-inorganic nitrate reduces in-stent restenosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Oct 18;77:102885. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102885. eCollection 2024 Nov.

    PubMed 39469537
  • Rathod KS, Jones DA, Van-Eijl TJ, Tsang H, Warren H, Hamshere SM, Kapil V, Jain AK, Deaner A, Poulter N, Caulfield MJ, Mathur A, Ahluwalia A. Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigating the effects of inorganic nitrate on vascular function, platelet reactivity and restenosis in stable angina: protocol of the NITRATE-OCT study. BMJ Open. 2016 Dec 20;6(12):e012728. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012728.

    PubMed 27998900

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Beetroot Juice in people with Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Queen Mary University of London at 1 site in United Kingdom.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 18 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jun 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Difference between groups in In-stent late loss, where late loss is defined as the difference between the minimum luminal diameter (MLD). (time frame: 6 months +/- 1 month post intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02529189, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jun 2025.

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