Can a common supplement boost muscle health? cleveland clinic investigates
NCT ID NCT05025865
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial at the Cleveland Clinic is studying how a specific type of hyaluronic acid (HA35) affects muscle protein in 24 healthy adults. Participants take either HA35 or a placebo capsule for three days, then undergo tests including muscle biopsies and a gut permeability test. The goal is to understand the basic mechanisms, not to treat any disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sodium hyaluronate (HA35)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help scientists understand how HA35 affects muscle health, possibly pointing toward future treatments for muscle loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study in healthy people, not patients. It only tests short-term effects and may not lead to any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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21 to 65 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: * Alcohol consumption of less than 7 drinks per week for women and less than 14 drinks per week for men * Ability to understand and willingness to provide written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Any known chronic illness including but not limited to cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer) * Poorly controlled diabetes (Hemoglobin A1c \>9.5 g/dl) * Untreated hyper/hypothyroidism * Uncontrolled hypertension or hypercholesterolemia * End-stage renal disease * Liver disease of any etiology * Coronary artery disease or stroke * Active intravenous drug use * History of gastric bypass * Medications known to alter muscle protein synthesis (systemic corticosteroids, tamoxifen, high dose estrogen, testosterone, or anabolic steroids) * Pregnancy * Past alcohol use disorder * Abnormal clotting factors
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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