Dairy vs Plant-based Beverages for Improving Bone Health During Exercise

NCT06946316 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 361218
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the effects of consuming dairy milk versus two plant-based beverages (pea-based, and almond-based) after resistance training sessions (3 times per week for 12 months) on bone properties (bone mineral density, bone geometry), body composition, strength, and functional performance in post-menopausal women and men 50y and older.

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in section modulus at the hip (cm to the power of 3)

  Section modulus measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (12)

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

  12 months

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

  12 months

• Change in cross-sectional area at the hip (cm-squared)

  12 months

• Change in cortical thickness at the hip (cm)

  12 months

• Change in buckling ratio at the hip (no units)

  12 months

Study Arms (3)

1% chocolate milk

EXPERIMENTAL

375 ml of 1% chocolate milk consumed immediately after resistance training sessions + 375 ml of chocolate milk consumed 1 hour after resistance training sessions

Dietary Supplement: Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program

Pea-based beverage

EXPERIMENTAL

375 ml of pea beverage consumed immediately after resistance training sessions + 375 ml of pea beverage consumed 1 hour after resistance training sessions

Dietary Supplement: Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program

Almond beverage

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

375 ml of almond beverage consumed immediately after resistance training sessions + 375 ml of almond beverage consumed 1 hour after resistance training sessions

Dietary Supplement: Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program

Interventions

Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

1% chocolate milk

1% chocolate milk

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Women need to be postmenopausal (no age limit)
• Men need to be 50y or older

You may not qualify if:

• Taking medications that might affect bone
• Conditions that might preclude participating in a resistance-training program (determined by the "Get Active Questionnaire").
• Planning 6 weeks of travel during the 12 month intervention period
• Planning major surgery during the 12 month intervention period
• Already strength training greater than 2 days per week for 30 minutes or longer per session
• Allergies to ingredients in the beverages

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Saskatchewan: lead

Study Sites (1)

College of Kinesiology University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 2X2, Canada

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Philip Chilibeck, PhD

CONTACT

3062303849; phil.chilibeck@usask.ca

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 19, 2025
• First Posted: April 27, 2025
• Study Start: May 30, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 30, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 30, 2027
• Last Updated: February 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)