New fat tissue injection passes first safety check in healthy volunteers
NCT ID NCT05518084
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a new cell-free fat tissue product, called Liponovo, is safe to inject into the skin. 38 healthy adults received an injection of the product in one arm and a plain saltwater solution in the other. Researchers monitored for side effects like redness, swelling, or allergic reactions over time. The trial is complete, but it only looked at safety, not whether the product works for any medical condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Liponovo tissue product (a cell-free fat tissue product)
- What this could lead to
- If proven safe, this product could be developed for future medical uses, such as tissue repair or cosmetic procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very early safety study in healthy people, not patients. It does not test if the product works for any disease. Side effects may still appear in later studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * Adult (age 18 years or more) * Healthy skin in the studied area (dorsal forearm, proximal third) * Able and willing to give informed consent * Reasonably accessible to the study clinic and compliant to follow-up visits Exclusion Criteria: * known allergy to any of the preparations used in the study (Liponovo tissue product and Ringer-Acetat) or earlier/known anaphylaxis reaction for any allergen * hematologic or other bleeding disorder * use of antitrombotic/ anticoagulation medicine * autoimmune disease * immunosupressive disease or medication * cancer or neoplastic disease * connective tissue disease * diabetes type 1 or 2 or other metabolic diseases * smoking * pregnancy or nursing * sunbathing during last 7 days * a skin disease that is or has been symptomatic in the studied area * test subjects with previous fat or hyaluronic acid filling under the same area * those who withhold consent * Use of following medications: * Histamine receptor-blockers \<7 days before study initiation * Topical corticosteroids in test area \<7 days before study initiation * Topical calsineurin inhibitors \<7days before study initiation * Longterm (\>10days before study initiation) systemic prednisolon \>10mg/d * Omalitsumabi \< 4weeks before study initiation * Doksepin \< 7 days before study initiation
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Terveystalo, Ruoholahti
Helsinki, Finland
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