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NO production can be supplemented either by providing substrate to the NO-synthase (L-Arginine and L-Citruline) or by providing nitrate which can lead to NO. In the present project the investigators evaluate the effect of various acute and chronic oral NO precursors supplementation on exercise performance and responses in healthy young and older subjects.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '70 Years', 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': True, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Sedentary subjects\n* No cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic and neurological disorders\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Body mass index \\> 28 kg.m-2\n* Smoker\n* Alcool intake \\> 10g/day\n* Psychiatric diseases\n* Subjects under treatment able to interfere with their cardiovascular, metabolic and neurological status'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT02850367', 'acronym': 'NO-SUP', 'briefTitle': 'Effect of NO Precursors on Physiological Responses to Exercise', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'University Hospital, Grenoble'}, 'officialTitle': 'The Effect of NO Precursors on Physiological Responses to Exercise', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': '38RC14.430'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Acute intake', 'description': 'Evaluation after acute intake of the food supplement.', 'interventionNames': ['Dietary Supplement: Nitrate', 'Dietary Supplement: Nitrate and L-Arginine', 'Dietary Supplement: Nitrate and L-Citrulline', 'Dietary Supplement: Placebo', 'Biological: Evaluation of post-ischemic vascular reactivity', 'Biological: Neuromuscular evaluations']}, {'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Chronic intake', 'description': 'Evaluation before and after chronic intake of the food supplement.', 'interventionNames': ['Dietary Supplement: Nitrate and L-Citrulline', 'Dietary Supplement: Placebo', 'Biological: Evaluation of post-ischemic vascular reactivity', 'Biological: Neuromuscular evaluations']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Nitrate', 'type': 'DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT', 'description': 'Subjects will be supplemented orally either acutely or chronically (4-8 weeks) with NO precursors.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Acute intake']}, {'name': 'Nitrate and L-Arginine', 'type': 'DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT', 'description': 'Subjects will be supplemented orally either acutely or chronically (4-8 weeks) with NO precursors.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Acute intake']}, {'name': 'Nitrate and L-Citrulline', 'type': 'DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT', 'description': 'Subjects will be supplemented orally either acutely or chronically (4-8 weeks) with NO precursors.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Acute intake', 'Chronic intake']}, {'name': 'Placebo', 'type': 'DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT', 'description': 'Subjects will be supplemented orally either acutely or chronically (4-8 weeks) with a placebo.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Acute intake', 'Chronic intake']}, {'name': 'Evaluation of post-ischemic vascular reactivity', 'type': 'BIOLOGICAL', 'description': 'After the intake of the supplement. 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