PapersPMID:29337906
Specific Collagen Peptides Improve Bone Mineral Density and Bone Markers in Postmenopausal Women-A Randomized Controlled Study.
- findings
- 2
- compound
- 1
- endpoints
- 2
- Study, every finding
- RCT · 12 months
- Dose studied, every finding
- 5 g daily, dissolved in a glass of water before breakfast
- Population, every finding
- Postmenopausal women with reduced bone mineral density (DXA T-score of -1 or lower at femoral neck or lumbar spine); intention-to-treat analysis, ANCOVA adjusted for baseline BMD; calcium and vitamin D supplements encouraged but not prescribed or controlled, in both arms
What moved
How to read these marks →“The analysis showed that bone density significantly (p = 0.030) increased in the spine and the femoral neck after SCP treatment compared to placebo (p = 0.003; Table 3).”
Study record
- Design
- randomised controlled trial
- Species
- human
- Population
- Postmenopausal women with reduced bone mineral density (DXA T-score of -1 or lower); specific bioactive collagen peptides (FORTIBONE, GELITA, approx. 5 kDa) vs maltodextrin placebo
- Participants
- 131
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- 365 days
- Endpoints measured
- 19