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Acute Resistance Exercise and Hydrolyzed Collagen Supplementation

An interventional study of Consumption of three different doses of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with resistance exercise and Consumption of two different doses of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with reistance exercise in Diet, Food and Nutrition, sponsored by Rob Erskine. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-02-02.

Sponsored by Rob Erskine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 years 1 month after the study started (first participant enrolled Dec 2019, registered Jan 2024).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
40 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aimed to investigate the effect of different doses of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with resistance exercise (RE) on whole body collagen synthesis in middle-aged males and females.

Read the detailed description

This study aimed to investigate the effect of different doses of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with resistance exercise (RE) on whole body collagen synthesis in healthy middle-aged males and females.

Healthy middle-aged males and females ingested 0 grams, 15 grams or 30 grams HC with 50 milligrams vitamin C 1h prior to performing four sets' leg press RE at 10-repetition maximum load, after which they rested for six hours. Blood samples were collected throughout each trial to analyse procollagen type Ⅰ N-terminal propeptide (PⅠNP, a biomarker of collagen synthesis) and β-isomerized C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (β-CTX, a biomarker of collagen breakdown) concentration, and the concentration of 18 amino acids that constitute collagen.

This is the first study to investigate the combined effect of different doses HC with high-intensity RE on whole body collagen synthesis in middle-aged men and women. If 30 grams HC intake with RE does augment collagen synthesis more than RE alone, this suggests that long-term HC intake with chronic RE would be beneficial for tendon health, because collagen is the most abundant protein in tendon.

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Conditions studied

  • Diet
  • Food
  • Nutrition

Keywords

  • Hydrolyzed collagen
  • Resistance Exercise
  • Collagen Synthesis
  • Proline
  • Glycine
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In context

Lead sponsor

Rob Erskine is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • At least 12 months experienced in resistance exercise (including weekly lower body exercise)
  • Free from musculoskeletal injury

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a history of patellar tendon pathology
  • Vegan
  • Consumed nutritional supplements or medication purported to have beneficial effects on muscle-tendon properties (e.g. antioxidants, protein, etc.)
  • Had a sustained a lower limb injury in the previous six months
  • Smoker/vaper
  • Having reached menopause (only for middle-aged female participants)
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
10 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Intervention for middle-aged men: Consumption of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with resistance exercise

    Middle-aged male participants consumed one of three different HC doses (0 grams, 15 grams, or 30 grams) with 4 sets of 10 repetitions of leg press exercise at 10-repetition maximum load in a random order and a seven-day wash-out period interspersed between each trial.

    Dietary Supplement: Consumption of three different doses of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with resistance exercise

  • Experimental
    Intervention for middle-aged women: Consumption of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with resistance exercise

    The intervention procedure is exactly same as Arm 1 except for the number of visits and doses of HC. Middle-aged female participants were asked to visit the laboratory on the day of highest oestrogen (i.e. ovulation) and provided with 0 g or 30 g HC. Dates for the trials were determined based on self-report of onset of menses and previous menstrual cycle length.

    Dietary Supplement: Consumption of two different doses of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with reistance exercise

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementConsumption of three different doses of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with resistance exercise

    Each intervention lasts for seven hours and while participants consumed HC, performed resistance exercise and rested, 10 x 5 mL blood samples were collected from a superficial forearm vein using a cannula. All interventions were performed at the same time of day (08:00 - 15:00). Different doses of HC (0 grams, 15 grams and 30 grams) and 50 milligrams vitamin C were dissolved with 250 milliliter water in an opaque bottle. To match calories of 30 grams HC, 34.1 grams and 15.4 grams maltodextrin was used in 0 grams HC and 15 grams HC respectively. Also to mask any potential difference in HC doses, 4 grams non-caloric sweetener was used in all HC doses. The details of dietary supplements used are as follows: Hydrolysed collagen (Myprotein, Cheshire, UK), Vitamin C powder (Holland and Barrett Retail Limited, Warwickshire, UK), Maltodextrin (Myprotein, Cheshire, UK), and Non-caloric sweetener (Truvia®, SilverSpoon, London, UK)

    Also known as: Resistance exercise and collagen dose-response for middle-aged male participants

  • Dietary supplementConsumption of two different doses of hydrolyzed collagen (HC) with reistance exercise

    Each intervention lasts for seven hours and while participants consumed HC, performed resistance exercise and rested, 10 x 5 mL blood samples were collected from a superficial forearm vein using a cannula. All interventions were performed at the same time of day (08:00 - 15:00). Different doses of HC (0 grams, and 30 grams) and 50 milligrams vitamin C were dissolved with 250 milliliter water in an opaque bottle. To match calories of 30 grams HC, 34.1 grams and 15.4 grams maltodextrin was used in 0 grams HC and 15 grams HC respectively. Also to mask any potential difference in HC doses, 4 grams non-caloric sweetener was used in all HC doses. The details of dietary supplements used are as follows: Hydrolysed collagen (Myprotein, Cheshire, UK), Vitamin C powder (Holland and Barrett Retail Limited, Warwickshire, UK), Maltodextrin (Myprotein, Cheshire, UK), and Non-caloric sweetener (Truvia®, SilverSpoon, London, UK)

    Also known as: Resistance exercise and collagen dose-response for middle-aged female participants

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in a marker of collagen synthesis

    Serum procollagen type Ⅰ N-terminal propeptide (PⅠNP) concentrations were measured following 0 grams, 15 grams or 30 grams hydrolyzed collagen (HC) intake with resistance exercise (RE) during all interventions.

    Time frame: At rest immediately prior to HC ingestion, 0.5-hour post RE, 1-hour post RE, 2-hour post RE, 4-hour post RE and 6-hour post RE

  2. Change in a marker of collagen breakdown

    Plasma β-isomerized C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (β-CTX) concentrations were measured following 0 grams, 15 grams or 30 grams hydrolyzed collagen (HC) intake with resistance exercise (RE) during all interventions.

    Time frame: At rest, immediately prior to HC ingestion, 0.5-hour post RE, 2-hour post RE and 6-hour post RE

Secondary outcomes

  1. Estrogen concentrations in women in each trial

    Concentrations of estrogen (17β-estradiol) was measured in each intervention.

    Time frame: At rest immediately prior to HC ingestion

  2. Changes in amino acids concentrations in blood

    Concentration of serum amino acids that constitute collagen was measured following 0 grams, 15 grams or 30 grams hydrolyzed collagen (HC) intake with resistance exercise (RE) during all interventions.

    Time frame: At rest immediately prior to HC ingestion, 0.5-hour post HC ingestion, 1-hour post HC ingestion, 0.5-hour post RE, 1-hour post RE, 2-hour post RE, 4-hour post RE and 6-hour post RE

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Study locations

1 site
  • Dr Rob Erskine
    Liverpool, L3 3AF, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol, analysis plan and consent form · Jan 17, 2024

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — No plan to share

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 2, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06236659
Lead sponsor
Rob Erskine
Collaborators
University of East Anglia
Responsible party
Rob Erskine (Principal Investigator, Liverpool John Moores University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Feb 1, 2024
Start date
Dec 1, 2019
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2021
Completion
Sep 30, 2023
Last update
Feb 2, 2024

Study contacts

Robert M Erskine
principal investigator · Liverpool John Moores University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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