A three month randomised, prospective , single-blind controlled study to determine the effect of two dairy lipid preparations on bone and calcium metabolism in normal post-menopausal women.

Effect of Dairy Lipids on Bone Metabolism in Normal Post-Menopausal Women

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000483358

Enrollment

Registered

2008-09-29

Start date

2008-11-27

Completion date

2009-03-05

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This research study aims to find out whether new preparations of dairy lipids, like butters, have any effectson bone metabolism that might help revent osteoporosis.

Interventions

10 grams/day of one of two dairy lipid preparations containing stearic acid/12 weeks. Product A has 15 % stearic acid as a percentage of all fatty acids and product B has 10 % stearic acid as a percentage of all fatty acids.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

45 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Healthy women at least 5 years post -menopause

Exclusion criteria

Osteoporosis (Bone Mineral Density(BMD) T score <2.5 at hip or spine) concurrent major systemic illness renal impairment chronic liver disease active major gastrointestinal disease metabolic bone diease use of glucocorticoids in preceding 12 mths use of bisphosphonates or Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) or other medications known to cause osteoporosis or interfere with bone metabolism.

Outcome results