NCT06946316

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

Dairy Versus Plant-based Beverages Combined With Resistance-training for Improving Bone Health

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Saskatchewan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Detailed description

The purpose of the study is to compare consumption of dairy milk (1% chocolate milk) to plant-based beverages (protein-matched pea beverage and low-protein almond beverage) after resistance-training sessions on bone mineral density, bone geometric properties, lean tissue and fat mass, muscular strength, and functional performance. One-hundred and fifty postmenopausal women and men 50y or older will be randomized to one of three groups: 1) Dairy milk; 2) pea-beverage; 3) almond beverage. The study will be double-blind, accomplished by chocolate flavoring of each beverage. Participants will do supervised strength-training sessions three times per week for 12 months. After each strength-training session, participants will consume 375 ml of their beverage and then consume 375 ml of their beverage again one hour later.

Conditions

• Osteoporosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program	1% chocolate milk
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program	pea-based beverage
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Nutritional supplementation during a 12 month resistance training program	almond-based beverage

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-30
• Primary completion: 2027-05-30
• Completion: 2027-08-30
• First posted: 2025-04-27
• Last updated: 2026-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada