Milk Versus a Pea-based Beverage for Bone and Muscle Health in Young Athletes

NCT05382026 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 3228
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 112
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Canada's Food Guide places an increased emphasis on plant-based proteins; however, Canadians who consume a plant-based diet may be compromised because of intake of lower-quality protein. Consumption of high-quality protein is important during growth and development, especially in highly active individuals. The study will compare milk (i.e. high quality protein) to a pea-based beverage (i.e. lower quality plant-based protein) in adolescent boys and girls who are engaged in resistance-training programs as part of their athletic training. One-hundred and fourteen adolescent boys and girls (12-17y of age) will be divided into groups that consume milk, a pea-beverage, or a carbohydrate (sugar) beverage after resistance training sessions performed three times per week for six months. It is predicted that the group consuming milk will have greater increases in muscle mass, strength, and bone density, and greater reductions in fat mass compared to the groups consuming a pea-based or carbohydrate beverages.

Conditions

Muscle Atrophy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in lean tissue mass (kg)

  Lean tissue mass measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Change in fat mass (kg)

  6 months

• Change in lumbar spine bone mineral density (g/cm-squared)

  6 months

• Change in hip bone mineral density (g/cm-squared)

  6 months

• Change in bench press strength (kg)

  6 months

• Change in squat strength (kg)

  6 months

Study Arms (3)

1% chocolate milk

EXPERIMENTAL

250 ml of 1% chocolate milk consumed immediately after resistance training sessions + 250 ml of chocolate milk consumed 1 hour after resistance training sessions

Dietary Supplement: Nutritional supplementation during a 6 month resistance training program

Pea-based beverage

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

250 ml of pea beverage consumed immediately after resistance training sessions + 250 ml of pea beverage consumed 1 hour after resistance training sessions

Dietary Supplement: Nutritional supplementation during a 6 month resistance training program

Placebo: Low protein plant-based beverage

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

250 ml of placebo beverage consumed immediately after resistance training sessions + 250 ml of placebo beverage consumed 1 hour after resistance training sessions

Dietary Supplement: Nutritional supplementation during a 6 month resistance training program

Interventions

Nutritional supplementation during a 6 month resistance training program DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

1% chocolate milk

1% chocolate milk

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Currently participating in a resistance-training program 3 times per week
• Female participants must have reached menarche

You may not qualify if:

• Have taken any nutritional supplement (e.g., protein, creatine, amino acids) within the past month
• Currently taking anabolic steroids or oral corticosteroids
• Allergies to dairy, almonds, cashews, or peas

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Saskatchewan: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N5B2, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Muscular Atrophy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neuromuscular Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Atrophy; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 14, 2022
• First Posted: May 19, 2022
• Study Start: May 24, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2024
• Study Completion: January 31, 2024
• Last Updated: May 29, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)