Could a simple salt water injection melt away fatty lumps?
NCT ID NCT06820164
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether injecting cooled or warmed salt water (saline) directly into lipomas—harmless fatty lumps under the skin—can shrink them. About 20 adults with at least one lipoma will receive up to four treatments, each four weeks apart. The goal is to see if this simple, non-surgical method is a comfortable and effective way to reduce lipoma size and any related symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * At least one clinically diagnosed subcutaneous lipoma Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to give informed consent * Participant has a lipoma on the face * Lipomas located subfascial or within deep tissue (e.g., intramuscular lipomas) * Lipomas larger than 10 cm in diameter (fat deposits exceeding 500 mL in volume) * Rapidly growing lipomas * Lipomas exhibiting abnormal ultrasound findings (e.g., complex hyperechoic patterns, internal heterogeneity, or multilobulated appearance) * Pregnant women
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West Virginia University
RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26505, United States
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