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Collagen peptides

Collagen peptides has 17 registered human studies on ClinicalTrials.gov, covering 968 planned or enrolled participants across the 17 studies that published a figure. No FDA-approved product contains Collagen peptides. 571 papers naming it were published in the last ten years.

Collected 2026-08-02 from ClinicalTrials.gov and Drugs@FDA. Counts include only trials whose registered intervention names Collagen peptides; the registry search is fuzzy, so every match is re-checked. None of this says whether Collagen peptides works or is safe.

FDA status

Research only

Human studies

17

Furthest phase

Papers, 10 yr

571

Readership

Tracking since 2026-08-02 · About this data

What has actually been tested in humans

D

Registered studies, none carrying a phase

17

Registered human studies

968

Planned or enrolled participants, across 17 studies that published a figure

None

No FDA-approved product contains it

226 loose registry matches were checked and 17 confirmed — 209 named something else and were discarded. We count a study only when Collagen peptides is named as an intervention in it.

Registered means registered — not that the study finished, and not that it found anything. The grade is mechanical: it is computed from the registry and the FDA record alone, and it grades how much is known, never whether a compound is good or safe. Collected 2026-08-02 from ClinicalTrials.gov and Drugs@FDA. Check the query.

What Collagen peptides is, and what it has been studied for

Collagen peptides is tracked here.

Across 17 registered trials, it has been studied in Healthy, Femoroacetabular Impingement, Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Osteoarthritis. A condition here is what a sponsor registered the trial under — it records what was investigated, not what was shown.

The trials were run by Rousselot BVBA and Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli among others. A named commercial sponsor means a compound is in formal development; its absence does not mean the opposite, only that no company has registered a trial under its own name.

How far it got

Collagen peptides has 17 registered trials, none of which records a phase.Phase 1First given to peoplePhase 2Looking for an effectPhase 3Tested at scalePhase 4Studied after approval

Collagen peptides has 17 registered trials, none of which records a phase.

No FDA-approved product contains Collagen peptides. A compound can stop at any rung for commercial reasons as easily as scientific ones, and the registry does not record which.

Is anyone studying Collagen peptides?

Papers published each year that name Collagen peptides in the title or abstract, with the clinical trials that started in the same year marked beneath. Ten calendar years.

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Vertical axis: papers published that year. Bar for 2026 is hatched because that year is still running.
Publications and trials naming Collagen peptides, by year
YearPublicationsTrials startedComplete year
2017402Yes
2018371Yes
2019461Yes
2020550Yes
2021492Yes
2022650Yes
2023751Yes
2024894Yes
20251192Yes
2026602No

571 papers and 15 registered trials between 2017 and 2026. A paper counts when “Collagen peptides” appears in its title or abstract — phrase-matched, so a paper mentioning the words separately is not counted. The total is a single query over the whole window, which is why it does not equal the bars added together: PubMed files a paper under both its electronic and its print publication date, so one paper can appear in two years. Publication volume measures scientific attention, not whether a compound works: a well-studied compound can be well-studied and ineffective. Sources: PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov · collected 2026-08-02.

Published research on Collagen peptides

571 indexed papers name Collagen peptides in their title or abstract. These are the 8 PubMed ranks most relevant. Listing a paper is not a judgement about it, and none of these is summarised here — follow the link and read what it says.

  1. Low-molecular-weight collagen peptides supplement promotes a healthy skin: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study

    Seong SH, Lee YI, Lee J, et al.Journal of cosmetic dermatology2024

    PMID 3782204510.1111/jocd.16026

  2. Specific Collagen Peptides Improve Bone Mineral Density and Bone Markers in Postmenopausal Women-A Randomized Controlled Study

    König D, Oesser S, Scharla S, et al.Nutrients2018

    PMID 2933790610.3390/nu10010097

  3. Oral intake of specific bioactive collagen peptides reduces skin wrinkles and increases dermal matrix synthesis

    Proksch E, Schunck M, Zague V, et al.Skin pharmacology and physiology2014

    PMID 2440129110.1159/000355523

  4. Oral supplementation of specific collagen peptides has beneficial effects on human skin physiology: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study

    Proksch E, Segger D, Degwert J, et al.Skin pharmacology and physiology2014

    PMID 2394920810.1159/000351376

  5. The Effects of Collagen Peptides as a Dietary Supplement on Muscle Damage Recovery and Fatigue Responses: An Integrative Review

    Inacio PAQ, Gomes YSM, de Aguiar AJN, et al.Nutrients2024

    PMID 3940837010.3390/nu16193403

  6. Improvement of activity-related knee joint discomfort following supplementation of specific collagen peptides

    Zdzieblik D, Oesser S, Gollhofer A, et al.Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2017

    PMID 2817771010.1139/apnm-2016-0390

  7. A Collagen Supplement Improves Skin Hydration, Elasticity, Roughness, and Density: Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Blind Study

    Bolke L, Schlippe G, Gerß J, et al.Nutrients2019

    PMID 3162730910.3390/nu11102494

  8. Oral Supplementation of Specific Collagen Peptides Combined with Calf-Strengthening Exercises Enhances Function and Reduces Pain in Achilles Tendinopathy Patients

    Praet SFE, Purdam CR, Welvaert M, et al.Nutrients2019

    PMID 3060976110.3390/nu11010076

Collected 2026-08-02from PubMed, phrase-matched on “Collagen peptides” in title and abstract. Run the same search.

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