GHRP2

GHRP-2

A synthetic hexapeptide, D-Ala-D-2-naphthylalanine-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2, and an agonist at the growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1a. The D-amino acids at three positions are what make it resistant to the peptidases that would clear an all-L sequence.

No registered human study names GHRP-2 as an intervention. ClinicalTrials.gov holds no trial of it, so there is no trial evidence to read — a fact about the public record rather than proof the compound does nothing. No FDA-approved product contains GHRP-2. 23 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 GHRP-2; the registry search is fuzzy, so every match is re-checked. None of this says whether GHRP-2 works or is safe.

FDA status

Research only

Human studies

0

Furthest phase

—

Papers, 10 yr

23

Readership

73

monthly average, Feb–Jul 2026

Tracking since 2026-07-29 · About this data

What has actually been tested in humans

X

No registered human study

0

Registered human studies

None

No FDA-approved product contains it

No study of GHRP-2 in humans is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. That is a fact about the public record, not a statement that the compound does nothing — but it does mean there is no trial evidence to read, and anyone telling you otherwise should be asked for the registration number. 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 GHRP-2 is, and what it has been studied for

GHRP-2 is classified by ChEMBL as a protein, and appears in trial registrations under KP-102.

No registered trial names GHRP-2 as an intervention, so there is no condition it has been formally studied in. It does have a literature: 23 indexed papers name it in the last ten years. That work is laboratory and animal research, and a paper is not a trial.

Is anyone studying GHRP-2?

Papers published each year that name GHRP-2 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 GHRP-2, by year
YearPublicationsTrials startedComplete year
201740Yes
201840Yes
201950Yes
202040Yes
202120Yes
202220Yes
202310Yes
202410Yes
202530Yes
202620No

23 papers between 2017 and 2026. A paper counts when “GHRP-2” 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 GHRP-2

23 indexed papers name GHRP-2 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. Ipamorelin, the first selective growth hormone secretagogue

    Raun K, Hansen BS, Johansen NL, et al.European journal of endocrinology1998

    PMID 984982210.1530/eje.0.1390552

  2. Growth hormone-releasing peptides

    Ghigo E, Arvat E, Muccioli G, et al.European journal of endocrinology1997

    PMID 918626110.1530/eje.0.1360445

  3. Beyond the androgen receptor: the role of growth hormone secretagogues in the modern management of body composition in hypogonadal males

    Sinha DK, Balasubramanian A, Tatem AJ, et al.Translational andrology and urology2020

    PMID 3225785510.21037/tau.2019.11.30

  4. Detection of GHRP-2 and GHRP-6 in urine samples from athletes

    Cox HD, Hughes CM, Eichner DDrug testing and analysis2015

    PMID 2580900010.1002/dta.1791

  5. Pralmorelin: GHRP 2, GPA 748, growth hormone-releasing peptide 2, KP-102 D, KP-102 LN, KP-102D, KP-102LN

    Drugs in R&D2004

    PMID 1523063310.2165/00126839-200405040-00011

  6. GHRP-2, GHRH and SRIF interrelationships during chronic administration of GHRP-2 to humans

    Bowers CY, Granda-Ayala RJournal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM1996

    PMID 8887169

  7. Determination of growth hormone releasing peptides metabolites in human urine after nasal administration of GHRP-1, GHRP-2, GHRP-6, Hexarelin, and Ipamorelin

    Semenistaya E, Zvereva I, Thomas A, et al.Drug testing and analysis2015

    PMID 2586980910.1002/dta.1787

  8. Growth hormone releasing peptide-2 (GHRP-2), like ghrelin, increases food intake in healthy men

    Laferrère B, Abraham C, Russell CD, et al.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2005

    PMID 1569953910.1210/jc.2004-1719

Collected 2026-08-02from PubMed, phrase-matched on “GHRP-2” in title and abstract. Run the same search.

About GHRP-2

A synthetic hexapeptide, D-Ala-D-2-naphthylalanine-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2, and an agonist at the growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1a. The D-amino acids at three positions are what make it resistant to the peptidases that would clear an all-L sequence.

Also known as
Pralmorelin · KP-102

Structure and mechanism only. Nothing above describes what this compound is for, and no dose appears anywhere on this page.

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