Impact of Collagen Peptide Supplementation in Combination with Long-Term Physical Training on Strength, Musculotendinous Remodeling, Functional Recovery, and Body Composition in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

Bischof K, Moitzi AM, Stafilidis S, König D · Sports Medicine

The field's own synthesis of the training literature, covering strength, musculotendinous remodeling, functional recovery and body composition. Included here as the counterweight position to the independent null trials, and as the most complete map of what has been tried in trained populations.

Population

Healthy adults undertaking long-term physical training with collagen peptide supplementation

Intervention

Collagen peptides plus training

Comparator

Training with placebo

Limitations

Senior author König leads the Freiburg/Vienna group that produced several of the positive primary trials being pooled, so this is not an independent appraisal of its own evidence base. Healthy trained adults, not patients; no cartilage endpoint anywhere in scope.