A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled parallel study to investigate the effect of sex and dietary nitrate on COVID-19 vaccine-induced vascular dysfunction in healthy men and women: protocol of the DiNOVasc-COVID-19 study.
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10.1186/s13063-023-07616-2
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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular events, driven by endothelial dysfunction, are a recognised complication of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 infections remain a persistent concern globally, and an understanding of the mechanisms causing endothelial dysfunction, particularly the role of inflammation, nitric oxide, and whether sex differences exist in this response, is lacking. We have previously demonstrated important sex differences in the inflammatory response and its impact on endothelial function and separately that the ingestion of inorganic nitrate can protect the endothelium against this dysfunction. In this study, we will investigate whether sex or a dietary inorganic nitrate intervention modulates endothelial function and inflammatory responses after the COVID-19 vaccine. METHODS: DiNOVasc-COVID-19 is a double-blind, randomised, single-centre, placebo-controlled clinical trial. A total of 98 healthy volunteers (49 males and 49 females) will be recruited. Participants will be randomised into 1 of 2 sub-studies: part A or part B. Part A will investigate the effects of sex on vascular and inflammatory responses to the COVID-19 vaccine. Part B will investigate the effects of sex and dietary inorganic nitrate on vascular and inflammatory responses to the COVID-19 vaccine. In part B, participants will be randomised to receive 3 days of either nitrate-containing beetroot juice (intervention) or nitrate-deplete beetroot juice (placebo). The primary outcome for both sub-studies is a comparison of the change in flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) from baseline after COVID-19 vaccination. The study has a power of > 80% to assess the primary endpoint. Secondary endpoints include change from baseline in inflammatory and leukocyte counts and in pulse wave analysis (PWA) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) following the COVID-19 vaccination. DISCUSSION: This study aims to evaluate whether sex or dietary influences endothelial function and inflammatory responses in healthy volunteers after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04889274. Registered on 5 May 2023. The study was approved by the South Central - Oxford C Research Ethics Committee (21/SC/0154).
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Shabbir, A; Chhetri, I; Khambata, RS; Parakaw, T; Lau, C; Aubdool, MABN; Massimo, G; Dyson, N; Kapil, V; Godec, TCollections
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