03.01.08
Indication: Joint discomfort
Source: Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) Congress
Research: In a study, carried out at the Faculty for Nutrition and Sports Nutrition in conjunction with the Faculty for Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at Penn State University, 147 students were treated. All the participants of the study suffered from joint symptoms caused by sporting activity, e.g. stress conditions, injury, post-surgical trauma, limited mobility and inflammation. The study was prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled and double-blind. The effects brought about by the administration of a daily dose of 10 grams of collagen hydrolysate over a period of 24 weeks on several joints were observed. The hip, knee, shoulder, ankle, wrist and elbow joints as well as neck and back of the participants, otherwise healthy and active in sports, were investigated. At the beginning of the study and subsequently every six weeks, changes in various pain parameters were objectively observed by a physician and subjectively by the participants with the help of a visual analog pain scale. These were then defined as primary parameters.
Results: The administration of collagen hydrolysate reduced joint symptoms brought about by mechanical stress. Significant improvement was demonstrated in the case of the knee, the joint most frequently affected by pain. The collagen hydrolysate group produced significantly better results. In addition, it was observed that, subsequent to completion of the study, a specific sub-group showed greater differences on average on the analog pain scale. This indicated a pronounced reduction in pain brought about by collagen hydrolysate compared with the other joints investigated.
Source: Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) Congress
Research: In a study, carried out at the Faculty for Nutrition and Sports Nutrition in conjunction with the Faculty for Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at Penn State University, 147 students were treated. All the participants of the study suffered from joint symptoms caused by sporting activity, e.g. stress conditions, injury, post-surgical trauma, limited mobility and inflammation. The study was prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled and double-blind. The effects brought about by the administration of a daily dose of 10 grams of collagen hydrolysate over a period of 24 weeks on several joints were observed. The hip, knee, shoulder, ankle, wrist and elbow joints as well as neck and back of the participants, otherwise healthy and active in sports, were investigated. At the beginning of the study and subsequently every six weeks, changes in various pain parameters were objectively observed by a physician and subjectively by the participants with the help of a visual analog pain scale. These were then defined as primary parameters.
Results: The administration of collagen hydrolysate reduced joint symptoms brought about by mechanical stress. Significant improvement was demonstrated in the case of the knee, the joint most frequently affected by pain. The collagen hydrolysate group produced significantly better results. In addition, it was observed that, subsequent to completion of the study, a specific sub-group showed greater differences on average on the analog pain scale. This indicated a pronounced reduction in pain brought about by collagen hydrolysate compared with the other joints investigated.