A clinical trial to study the difference between surgery and the infiltration of drug in lipoma( benign tumor of fat)

Comparison of mesotherapy (non operative) and surgery in the management of superficial lipomas - MESUL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/04/013488

Enrollment

Registered

2018-04-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients With Subcutaneous Lipomas

Interventions

Intervention1: injection of a mixture of phophotidyl choline and sodium deoxycholate: injection of this mixture with a volume of the solution in milliliters equal to half of the largest dimension of l

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age Over 18 Years FNAC proven Lipoma Size of lipoma less than 5 cm

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Infection of overlying skin Pregnancy and lactation Allergy to the drug

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of non operative mesotherapy with surgery in the management of superficial lipomasTimepoint: 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess dimension, shape, volume, changes in surrounding vascularity of lipomaTimepoint: 6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMeghana V

AIIMS

sunil_chumber@hotmail.com9871060404

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026