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Hydrolysed Collagen Supplementation Enhances Patellar Tendon Adaptations to 12 Weeks' Resistance Training in Middle-Aged Men
European Journal of Sport Science
2025
25(4):e12281
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- PMID 40100255
- PubMed Central
- PMC11917387
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- The authors received no specific funding for this work.
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- The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Study snapshot
| Design | Double-blind randomized placebo-controlled 12-week resistance-training trial |
|---|---|
| Model | Men aged 47 ± 5 years |
| Sample | 20 middle-aged recreationally active men; collagen 9, placebo 11 |
| Intervention | 30 g hydrolysed collagen + 50 mg vitamin C after exercise versus isocaloric maltodextrin + vitamin C; exercise twice weekly |
| Duration | 12 weeks |
| Endpoints | Patellar tendon cross-sectional area; Tendon stiffness and Young's modulus; Knee strength; Muscle thickness |
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