Status:
COMPLETED
Association of Beta-2 Adrenergic Agonist and Corticosteroid Injection in the Treatment of Lipomas
Lead Sponsor:
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Lipothera
Conditions:
Lipoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether injected medications will increase the amount of fat released by a fat cell. We will compare prednisolone (a synthetic cortisone) combined with isoproteren...
Detailed Description
Lipomas are benign, non-cancerous fatty tumors that occur under the skin and make a bump that can be easily felt and often seen. The current treatment for lipomas is surgery. Isoproterenol, a medicati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- You are a man or a woman between the ages of 18-60, inclusive.
- You have a body mass index (BMI) between 20 and less than 40 kg/m2. BMI is a number calculated from your height and weight.
- You have a lipoma (a benign fatty tumor) that is 1 inch or more in diameter under the skin of your abdomen or on another area of your body that is easily accessible to study (such as the thigh).
- You have not gained or lost more than 11 pounds in the last 3 months.
- Your exercise routine has been stable for the last 3 months or you are sedentary. Sedentary means you do less than 60 minutes of exercise per week.
Exclusion
- You have a history of heart or blood vessel disease.
- Your blood pressure is above 140/90 mmHg.
- You have type 1 diabetes.
- You have a history of kidney or liver disease.
- You have thyroid disease that has not been treated.
- You are a smoker.
- You use a Beta-2 (B2) adrenergic stimulator (a type of drug used to treat asthma), a beta adrenergic blocker (a type of drug used to treat blood pressure) or glucocorticoid medications (a type of drug used to treat immune system disease).
- You have a problem with alcoholism or other substance abuse.
- You are pregnant or breast feeding.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00624416
Start Date
October 1 2007
End Date
March 1 2009
Last Update
December 21 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808