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Home / Clinical trials / GHK-Cu

ClinicalTrials.gov · updated 2026-11-09

Are there clinical trials for GHK-Cu?

Late-stage trials underway

GHK-Cu has 4 registered clinical trials reaching Phase 4, with 3 currently active, but 1 completed interventional studies so far.

4
Registered studies
4
Interventional trials
1
Completed
3
Currently active

Trial breakdown

By phase

Phase 41
Phase 21
Not applicable1
Early Phase 11

By status

Completed1
Recruiting1
Not yet recruiting1
Enrolling by invitation1

Active trials

Most recent registered trials

How to read this. These are counts of studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, the US clinical trial registry. Registration is not evidence of benefit, and a registered trial may never report results. Counts are the most complete public measure of research activity, not a verdict on whether a compound works.

What GHK-Cu is being studied for

Most studied conditions

Cutis Laxa Facialis1
Xeroderma1
Acute Standardized Cutaneous Wounds (Punch-biopsy Wounds)1
GHK and GHK-Cu Blood Levels1
Aging1

Who is running the studies

Austin Institute for Clinical Research (1)
Hudson Biotech (1)
LifeWave, Inc. (1)
Frontiers in Bioscience Research Institute and Aging (1)
People enrolled across all studies235
Completed studies that posted results0 of 1, 0%

Counted from ClinicalTrials.gov registrations, checked 2026-11-09.

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Frequently asked questions

Are there clinical trials for GHK-Cu?

GHK-Cu has 4 registered clinical trials reaching Phase 4, with 3 currently active, but 1 completed interventional studies so far.

Does a registered trial mean the peptide works?

No. Registration means a study was formally listed before or during the research. It says nothing about the result. A completed trial can find no benefit, and many registered studies are never published.

What is the difference between a registered trial and published evidence?

Registration records that a study exists. Publication reports what it found. This page counts registrations, which is the more complete picture of research activity, but it is not a measure of proven effectiveness.

Why do phases matter?

Phase 1 tests safety in a small group. Phase 2 looks for early signs of effect. Phase 3 tests effectiveness against a comparator in a large group, and is what regulators normally require. Phase 4 studies happen after approval. A compound with only Phase 1 trials has not been shown to work.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Studies where GHK-Cu is registered as an intervention. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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