The effects of alpha-lipoic acid transdermal patch for local subcutaneous fat reduction: A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial in overweight volunteers
Kanidta Sooklert, Sasin Thamakaison, Siwaporn Nilyai, Sarocha Cherdchom, Rojrit Rojanathanes, Amornpun Sereemaspun · 2024
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Description
Kanidta Sooklert and co-authors test a skin patch meant to cut fat under the skin, in a 2024 trial. The patch holds a compound called alpha-lipoic acid, packed in tiny calcium particles and laid on the arm. More than one hundred overweight adults took part, with an average age near thirty-eight.
Half used the real patch and half a dummy patch, and neither side knew which was which. After two weeks, arm size had not changed, but skin fold thickness and fat depth under the skin had fallen in the treated group. Total cholesterol in blood also fell, while other blood fats did not change. The authors present the patch as a safe home option, though the trial was short and larger, longer tests would be needed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kanidta Sooklert, Sasin Thamakaison, Siwaporn Nilyai, Sarocha Cherdchom, Rojrit Rojanathanes, Amornpun Sereemaspun |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |