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Acetic Acid

In clinical development
Emerging researchLate-stage development
Also known as ACETIC ACID,GLACIAL, Acetasol, Acetasol HC, Acetic Acid Glacial+30 more

ACETIC ACID,GLACIAL, Acetasol, Acetasol HC, Acetic Acid Glacial, Acetic Acid Otic, Acetic Acid, Glacial, Acetic Acid-Hydrocortisone, Aceticum acidum, Aci-Jel, Acid Jelly, Acidic Vaginal Jelly, Borofair, Domeboro Otic, Earsol-HC, Essigsäure, Ethanoic acid, Ethoic acid, Ethylic acid, Fem pH, Glacial Acetic Acid, HOAc, Mal-A-Ket, Methanecarboxylic acid, Otic Tridesilon, Oticot HC, Relagard, Vasotate, Vasotate HC, Vosol, Vosol HC, acide acétique, ácido acético, acetic acid,, Acetic Acid-Aluminum Acetate.

RxNorm168ChEMBLCHEMBL539ATCS02AA10ATCG01AD02UNIIQ40Q9N063P
1
Research papers
1
Active clinical trials
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Acetic Acid in Cutaneous Ulcers. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical trial2025-06-26Results expected Q1 2027 · ClinicalTrials.gov

A Pilot Study of a Low-Cost Optical Imaging Tool for Cervical Cancer Screening in Brazil

Clinical trial2021-10-07Completed · ClinicalTrials.gov

Use of High-Resolution Microendoscopy (HRME) in Patients With Cervical Dysplasia

Clinical trial2021-05-14Completed · ClinicalTrials.gov

The Short-Chain Fatty Acid Acetate in Body Weight Control and Insulin Sensitivity.

Research2019-08-18Nutrients

Acetic Acid Guided Biopsies in Barrett's Surveillance for Neoplasia Detection Versus Non-targeted Biopsies (Seattle Protocol): A Feasibility Study for a Randomised Tandem Endoscopy Trial. The ABBA Study.

Clinical trial2018-02-01Completed · ClinicalTrials.gov

The Efficacy of Severe Whitening and Delayed Fading in Acetic Acid-enhanced Endoscopy for Diagnosing Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia

Clinical trial2016-08-01Primary completion · ClinicalTrials.gov

Efficacy of Topical Agents in the Treatment of Chrysaora Chinensis Stings

Clinical trial2015-04-13Results posted · ClinicalTrials.gov

Acetic Acid Colonoscopy Enhancement Study

Clinical trial2015-01-01Primary completion · ClinicalTrials.gov

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Acetic Acid
Aliases & brands
ACETIC ACID,GLACIALAcetasolAcetasol HCAcetic Acid GlacialAcetic Acid OticAcetic Acid, GlacialAcetic Acid-HydrocortisoneAceticum acidumAci-JelAcid JellyAcidic Vaginal JellyBorofairDomeboro OticEarsol-HCEssigsäureEthanoic acidEthoic acidEthylic acidFem pHGlacial Acetic AcidHOAcMal-A-KetMethanecarboxylic acidOtic TridesilonOticot HCRelagardVasotateVasotate HCVosolVosol HCacide acétiqueácido acéticoacetic acid,Acetic Acid-Aluminum Acetate
RxNorm CUI
168
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL539
ATC codes
S02AA10G01AD02
UNII
Q40Q9N063P

Clinical trials

7 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
7
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2021
1
Active studies
1
Recruiting
5
Late-stage (III+)
4
Completed
2
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 7
Early Phase 11Phase 11Phase 31Phase N / A4

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Acetic Acid in Cutaneous Ulcers. A Randomized Controlled Trial

RecruitingPH IIIConsorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garrafn=1042027

Research activity

1 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Major research themes2
Gastrointestinal Microbiome1Insulin Resistance1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Nutrients1
Leading researchers
  • Blaak EE1
  • Canfora EE1
  • Hernández MAG1
  • Jocken JWE1
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
  • NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism1

Related drugs

1 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Insulin

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as Acetic Acid in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials