Knee surgery recovery boost? collagen supplement under study
NCT ID NCT05823727
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether taking a collagen peptide supplement before and after total knee replacement surgery can improve tissue healing, strength, and recovery. Researchers will measure changes in knee ligaments, bone density, and wound healing in 44 adults aged 50-75. Participants receive either collagen or a placebo for 24 weeks, with tissue samples collected during surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bovine collagen peptide supplement
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple dietary supplement to improve recovery after knee replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 44 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The supplement may show no benefit over placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 44 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Males and Females, 50 to 75 years old * With a body mass index of 20.0 to 39.9 kg/m2 * Diagnosed with primary osteoarthritis * Scheduled for a TKA at UAMS (two months prior to surgery) at UAMS * Live near Little Rock and scheduled to attend physical therapy in Little Rock * COVID-19 negative and/or asymptomatic. Exclusion Criteria: * Previously sustained serious knee injury or surgery to ACL in TKA knee * Females not postmenopausal * Having undergone hormone replacement therapy in the last 12 months. * Active diagnosis of blood borne infectious disease
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72201, United States
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