Recruiting

Dairy Milk vs. Plant-Based Beverages

Sponsor:

University of Saskatchewan

Code:

NCT06946316

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program

Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program

Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program

Study Details

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

Study ID

NCT06946316

Start date

May 30, 2025

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Aug 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Study Design

Enrollment

150 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: 1% chocolate milk

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

experimental: Pea-based beverage

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

placebo comparator: Almond beverage

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

Interventions

Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program

1% chocolate milk

Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program

pea-based beverage

Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program

almond-based beverage

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in section modulus at the hip (cm to the power of 3) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Philip Chilibeck, PhD

3062303849phil.chilibeck@usask.ca

Locations

College of Kinesiology University of Saskatchewan

Recruiting

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7K 2X2

Contacts

Philip Chilibeck, PhD

3062303849phil.chilibeck@usask.ca

More Information

Sponsor

University of Saskatchewan

Last update posted

Feb 23, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Saskatchewan on 2026-02-23.