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Childhood Obesity: later-stage trial registry
14 of 44 indexed Childhood Obesity trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #330 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
44 US clinical trials · 14 currently recruiting · #330 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Childhood Obesity: 44 US clinical trials tracked, 14 recruiting.
Childhood Obesity is the subject of 44 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 14 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 0 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Pennington Biomedical Research Center, running 3 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition childhood-obesity
OPEN 14 | RECR 32% | LATE 2 | EARLY 0 | RANK #330 | SPON 3
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (32% recruiting · 22 trials)
Childhood Obesity lists 14 open slots (32% of 44 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Childhood Obesity on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Childhood Obesity is recruiting below its size-band peers.
14 of 44 indexed trials (31.8%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Childhood Obesity trials is spread across many organizations.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center accounts for 3 of 44 trials (6.8%). 34 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Childhood Obesity enrolment sits around 182 participants.
Median target enrolment is 182 among the 44 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 16 of those (36.4%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Childhood Obesity research is mostly interventional.
38 interventional and 6 observational studies make up this index (86.4% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
44 total, page 1 of 1
The Dose Trial: Dose Intensity of Behavioral Interventions for Childhood Obesity
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NCT06654323
The ADAPT Trial: Adapting Evidence-Based Obesity Interventions in Community Settings
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NCT06546696
Mountain West Prevention Research Center Core Research Project
Paul Estabrooks
NCT07479498
Early Childhood Obesity Programming by Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Montefiore Medical Center
NCT03402139
Integrating Food Rx With Best Feeding Practices With EFNEP
Baylor College of Medicine
NCT05881759
Genetic Risk, Parental Feeding Practices, and Appetitive Traits in Early Life
Trustees of Dartmouth College
NCT06534541
Reducing Obesity Through Play Among Toddlers: Tiny Steps to Health (TSHS) Study
University of Houston
NCT06918821
Adaptive Mechanisms Responsible for Weight Change in Youth With Obesity
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
NCT05125822
Postnatal Exercise to Activate Baby's Brown Fat
Joslin Diabetes Center
NCT07467694
Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT05606731
In-Person Lifestyle Program for Black Adolescent Girls at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Cornell University
NCT06557317
Maternal Smoking Cessation and Pediatric Obesity Prevention
State University of New York at Buffalo
NCT03514602
EBT Fruit and Vegetable Prescription
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
NCT05028205
Whole Transcriptome Profiling and Metabolic Phenotyping in Children With ROHHAD Syndrome
Columbia University
NCT02602769
A Cluster Randomized Trial of the H2GO! Program
Boston University
NCT04265794
Family, Responsibility, Education, Support, and Health for Latino Caregivers (FRESH-LC)
University of California, San Diego
NCT05437406
Brain Activation and Satiety in Children 2
Seattle Children's Hospital
NCT04520490
International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
NCT01722500
Vanderbilt Childhood Obesity Registry
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NCT02957916
Weight Stigma by Association in Parent-Child Dyads
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT04829162
Turn up the HEAT - Healthy Eating and Activity Time in Summer Day Camps
University of South Carolina
NCT02161809
YMCA-Physical Activity and Nutrition
University of Kansas
NCT01107678
Healthy Weight Poster, Multi-site Study
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
NCT03128112
SDSU MOVE/Me Muevo Project
San Diego State University
NCT00381069
A Trial of an Integrated Clinic-community Intervention in Children and Adolescents With Obesity (Hearts and Parks)
Duke University
NCT03339440
Brief Physical Activity Program to Increase Physical Fitness in Elementary School Children
Marshall University
NCT02087774
Coordination of Care Between Pediatricians and Women Infants & Children Nutritionists
Penn State University
NCT03482908
Active Recreation Through Community-Healthcare Engagement Study
Duke University
NCT03246763
Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Early Guidance
Arizona State University
NCT01905072
Physical Activity and Screen-Time Regulations in Childcare Centers - Aim 2
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
NCT02751814
Feeding, Fun, and Families Study
Temple University
NCT03646201
Environmental Influences on Early Childhood Obesity
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT02703688
Role of Carbohydrate Modification in Weight Management Among Obese Children
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
NCT00215111
Families Becoming Healthy Together
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
NCT04027426
PREVENT Tool Study: Late Effects Clinic
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT04530825
Club Fit: Physical Activity and Healthy Eating at an After School Program
Mayo Clinic
NCT03189979
Shape Up Kids Fitness Ancillary
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
NCT03624582
A Mobile Phone Based Pilot Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Latino Preschool Children
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT04261985
Family Based Time-Restricted Eating
University of Minnesota
NCT05107726
A Pharmacokinetic Study Comparing VI-0521 With Placebo in Obese Adolescents
VIVUS
NCT02714062
Active Class Space Metabolic Benefits Study
University of Michigan
NCT02831309
Parent Partnership Project
Seattle Children's Hospital
NCT01789944
Behavioral Family Systems Therapy for Teens With Type 2 Diabetes
Nemours Children's Clinic
NCT05422807
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH)
Penn State University
NCT05824741
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 3 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Childhood Obesity records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Childhood Obesity trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Childhood Obesity page
44 registered trials, 14 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 14 Childhood Obesity trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center sponsors the most Childhood Obesity trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Pennington Biomedical Research Center's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Childhood Obesity condition card totals 44 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state Tennessee. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.