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Eating Disorders: early-phase trial registry
18 of 38 indexed Eating Disorders trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #393 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
38 US clinical trials · 18 currently recruiting · #393 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Eating Disorders: 38 US clinical trials tracked, 18 recruiting.
Eating Disorders is the subject of 38 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 18 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 3 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Louisville, running 4 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition eating-disorders
OPEN 18 | RECR 47% | LATE 1 | EARLY 3 | RANK #393 | SPON 4
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Breast Cancer Stage I (47% recruiting · 19 trials)
Eating Disorders lists 18 open slots (47% of 38 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 Eating Disorders 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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Eating Disorders is recruiting above its size-band peers.
18 of 38 indexed trials (47.4%) 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 Eating Disorders trials is spread across many organizations.
University of Louisville accounts for 4 of 38 trials (10.5%). 23 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Eating Disorders trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 70 among the 38 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 23 of those (60.5%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Eating Disorders research is mostly interventional.
34 interventional and 4 observational studies make up this index (89.5% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
38 total, page 1 of 1
Technology Exposure and Child Health: Wellness Impact and Social Effects: an Observational Product Registry Study
Aura
NCT06664944
Innovations in Personalizing Treatment Study
University of Louisville
NCT06208605
Neurostimulation Versus Therapy for Problems With Emotions
Duke University
NCT05712057
Study Comparing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Supportive Diabetes Counseling and a Waitlist Control for Eating Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes
Duke University
NCT05540704
Targeting Transdiagnostic Self-regulatory Factors and Eating Disorder Pathology Among Adults With BInge-spectrum Eating disOrders: A mHEALTH Interoceptive Exposure Intervention (the Bio-HEALTH Study)
University of Minnesota
NCT06631729
The Role of Estrogen in the Neurobiology of Eating Disorders
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT03740204
Acceptability and Feasibility of a Single-Session Online Parent-Focused Intervention Targeting Child Body Image Development
University at Albany
NCT07179068
Facing Eating Disorder Fears for Anorexia Nervosa
University of Louisville
NCT05596799
Open vs. Blind Weighing Study In Adolescents and Young Adult With Eating Disorders
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT06085092
Targeting Social Function in Anxiety and Eating Disorders
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
NCT06198023
Naltrexone Neuroimaging in Teens With Eating Disorders
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
NCT05509257
Diabetes Body Project 2
Joslin Diabetes Center
NCT07468188
Exposure Therapy Study In Adults With Eating Disorders
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT06171711
Targeting Minority Stressors to Improve Eating Disorder Symptoms in Sexual Minority Individuals With Eating Disorders
Auburn University
NCT06565637
Non-invasive Cranial Electrical Stimulation for Mealtime Anxiety in Adults With Eating Disorders
Rogers Behavioral Health
NCT07017322
Relationships Between Exercise and Appetite in Women With Loss of Control Eating
Ohio University
NCT06602973
Barrett's Esophagitis in Anorexia Nervosa Binge/Purge Subtype
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
NCT06532734
Developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbot for Adolescents and Young Adults With Eating Disorders
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT07237607
Multi-Site Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Type 1 Diabetes
Oslo University Hospital
NCT05399446
Project HOME: Home-Based Treatment Options and Mechanisms for Eating Disorders
University of Pittsburgh
NCT05184556
Preventing Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction Among High-risk Pregnant Individuals
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT06659354
AN/BN Risk Factors Study
Stanford University
NCT05133037
Harnessing Mobile Technology to Reduce Mental Health Disorders in College Populations
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT04162847
Testing an Internet-Based Intervention for Preventing Eating Disorders
Stanford University
NCT00934583
Efficacy of the Female Athlete Body Project (FAB)
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
NCT01735994
Eating Disorder Prevention Programs
University of Texas at Austin
NCT00042185
Evaluating Body Acceptance Programs for Young Men
Auburn University
NCT05258409
Chatbot for Depression, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
NCT06013137
Treatment Uptake Chatbot for Eating Disorders
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT04806165
Fluoxetine to Prevent Relapse and Enhance Psychological Recovery in Women With Anorexia Nervosa
New York State Psychiatric Institute
NCT00288574
Personalized Treatment for Eating Disorders Versus CBT-E Trial
University of Louisville
NCT05195840
The Body Project: Comparing the Effectiveness of an In-person and Virtually Delivered Intervention.
Stanford University
NCT05794763
Cognitive Therapy for Binge-Eating Disorder
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT00050037
Personalized Treatment
University of Louisville
NCT04183894
Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Women With T1D
Stanford University
NCT05264376
Effectiveness of High Intensity Inpatient Versus Stepped Intensity Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
New York State Psychiatric Institute
NCT00815815
Imaging the Dopamine Systems in Bulimia Nervosa
New York State Psychiatric Institute
NCT01493362
Effectiveness of Baclofen in the Treatment of People With Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorder
New York State Psychiatric Institute
NCT00320047
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Eating Disorders records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Eating Disorders 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 Eating Disorders page
38 registered trials, 18 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 18 Eating Disorders trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Louisville sponsors the most Eating Disorders trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Louisville'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 Eating Disorders condition card totals 38 registered trials; most-linked intervention Diabetes Body Project; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.