Lauric acid clinical trials
Also written dodecanoic acid.
- studies test it
- 4
- open now
- 0
- in phase 3
- 0
- first study started
- 2014
How each study uses lauric acid is sorted by a rule, right about nine times in ten. Readers can ask us to read every study one by one.Ask us to read each study
Approvals
The first approval found in each region, with its record
- United States
- Not in FDA's approval records
- European Union
- Not in EMA's list of EU-wide authorisations
From FDA's Drugs@FDA and Purple Book (through openFDA) and the European Medicines Agency, files of Sept 2026 and 27 Oct 2026. National approvals in Europe and other countries are not included. How this is worked out
Studies by the year they started
4 studies that test it; most in 2014 (1)
| Year | Studies |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
By phase
A phase 1/2 study counts in both.
- No phase
- 4
What it is tested for
Each study’s main condition, where its own words name it, so a study counts once.
Who runs them
Industry 0 · Other 4
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven (2) · Queen Mary University of London (1) · University of British Columbia (1)
Often tested with
Tested in the same studies.
Perilla seed oil (1) · 3,3'-diindolylmethane (1) · Berberine (1)
Studies
Open first, then newest update. How each study uses lauric acid is read from its arms, and is right about nine times in ten. Ask us to read each study. These are the studies that list it as an intervention; a search of ClinicalTrials.gov also finds studies that mention it only in a description, such as earlier treatment.
Testing it · 4
- Nutritional Supplement for Patients With Severe InfectionStatus unknownNot applicableUniversity of British ColumbiaNCT05602324Written as Lauric Acid and Berberine
- The Effect of Food Supplements on Food Intake and Gut Hormone LevelsCompletedNot applicableQueen Mary University of LondonNCT04292236Written as Lauric Acid, Perilla Oil and Diindolylmethane
- Effect of Intragastric Administration of Fatty Acids on Generalized Reward SensitivityCompletedNot applicableUniversitaire Ziekenhuizen KU LeuvenNCT02984150Written as dodecanoic acid
- Influence of Intragastric Fatty Acid Infusion on Behavioral Responses to Positive Emotion Induction in Healthy SubjectsCompletedNot applicableUniversitaire Ziekenhuizen KU LeuvenNCT02982616Written as Dodecanoic acid
Codes
What other systems call lauric acid · ClinicalTrials.gg INT002918
- MeSH (NLM) C030358lauric acidOne source NLM
- UNII (FDA) 1160N9NU9ULAURIC ACIDConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
- RxNorm 1363435Confirmed FDA, Wikidata
- Wikidata Q422627lauric acidConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
- NCI Thesaurus C68384Lauric AcidOne source FDA
- DrugBank DB03017One source Wikidata
| System | Code | Name there | Checked by |
|---|---|---|---|
| MeSH (NLM) | C030358 | lauric acid | One source NLM |
| UNII (FDA) | 1160N9NU9U | LAURIC ACID | Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata |
| RxNorm | 1363435 | — | Confirmed FDA, Wikidata |
| Wikidata | Q422627 | lauric acid | Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata |
| NCI Thesaurus | C68384 | Lauric Acid | One source FDA |
| DrugBank | DB03017 | — | One source Wikidata |
Also registered as ammonium laurate (UNII 50IRX6VLIF · RxNorm 1442516), calcium laurate (UNII 0YIV695L8O), potassium laurate (UNII V4361R8N4Z · RxNorm 1808535) and sodium laurate (UNII K146MR5EXO · RxNorm 1425357).
“Confirmed” means two independent publishers link the code to this drug; “one source”, one does and its name agrees.