# Use of Beetroot Juice to Protect Against Postoperative Ileus Following Colorectal Surgery: BEET IT Study

> **NCT05133024** · PHASE2 · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University Hospital, Ghent** · enrollment: 170 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Ileus

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** concentrated beetroot juice

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05133024
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Ghent
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2021-03-31
- **Primary completion:** 2026-09-30
- **Final completion:** 2027-12-30
- **Target enrollment:** 170 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-10

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05133024

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05133024, "Use of Beetroot Juice to Protect Against Postoperative Ileus Following Colorectal Surgery: BEET IT Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05133024. Licensed CC0.

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