Deoxycholic acid as treatment of abdominal fat

Deoxycholic acid as treatment of abdominal adiposity

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12618001775202

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-29

Start date

2018-08-01

Completion date

2018-08-01

Last updated

2018-11-12

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Deoxycholic acid is a treatment for excess adiposity an an ARTG registered medicine. There are limitations to the total amount that can be administered. In this case, we will treat one side of the body first, then the other side to minimise the total amount of deoxycholic acid administered.

Interventions

Deoxycholic acid 80mg subcutaneously, 2 doses 8 weeks apart. The deoxycholic acid will be administered by a Plastic Surgeon to either the right or left side according to patient stratification. He/she will administer the medication to the areas he/she feels would show the best therapeutic response. This process will be repeated in 8 weeks. 4-8 weeks after this, the contralateral side will be treated following the same regimen.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Self-reported abdominal adiposity recalcitrant to diet and exercise

Exclusion criteria

<18 years old, inability to give consent, allergy to deoxycholic acid

Outcome results