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Obese: early-phase trial registry
8 of 28 indexed Obese trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #577 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
28 US clinical trials · 8 currently recruiting · #577 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Obese: 28 US clinical trials tracked, 8 recruiting.
Obese is the subject of 28 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 8 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 7 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition obese
OPEN 8 | RECR 29% | LATE 2 | EARLY 7 | RANK #577 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Acne Scars (29% recruiting · 7 trials)
Obese lists 8 open slots (29% of 28 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 Obese 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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Obese is recruiting below its size-band peers.
8 of 28 indexed trials (28.6%) 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 Obese trials is spread across many organizations.
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute accounts for 2 of 28 trials (7.1%). 23 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Obese enrolment sits around 100 participants.
Median target enrolment is 100 among the 28 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 12 of those (42.9%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Obese research is mostly interventional.
25 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (89.3% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
28 total, page 1 of 1
Taxi ROADmAP (Realizing Optimization Around Diet And Physical Activity)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT05770570
Study to Evaluate HM15275 in Obese or Overweight Subjects Without Diabetes Mellitus
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Company Limited
NCT07205900
Exercise Response in Humans With Obesity
Mayo Clinic
NCT05857150
Trans-nasal Endoscopy for Bariatric Patients
Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc
NCT06200961
Role of Semaglutide in Restoring Ovulation in Youth and Adults With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT05819853
Aleniglipron Phase 2 in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Gasherbrum Bio, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Structure Therapeutics
NCT07400588
A Single Ascending Dose Study of HM17321 in Healthy Adult Participants
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Company Limited
NCT07219589
Study of Liraglutide (A Weight Loss Drug) in High Risk Obese Participants With Cognitive and Memory Issues
University of Chicago
NCT06171152
The Expecting Study
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
NCT02125149
Brain Fuel - Morning Nutrition and Cognitive Function
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
NCT03386396
Project 1: Diet and Exercise Modulate the Sperm Epigenome in Men
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
NCT04175678
Influence of Changes in Food Group Variety on Food Cravings, Energy Intake, and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
NCT01399177
Olive Oil Polyphenols and Cardiovascular Health Biomarkers
University of California, Davis
NCT04149288
Financial Incentives for Weight Reduction Study
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT03157713
Self-Retaining Retractor in Obese Patients Undergoing Cesarean Section
St. Louis University
NCT01826604
Metabolism, Exercise and Nutrition at UCSD (MENU Study)
University of California, San Diego
NCT01424007
Families Improving Together (FIT) for Weight Loss
University of South Carolina
NCT01796067
UCSD Take Charge Study
University of California, San Diego
NCT01345500
mFit: The Mobile Fitness Project
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT01650337
Post-delivery Maternal-offspring Obesity and Metabolic Risk After a Prepregnancy Weight-loss Intervention
Kaiser Permanente
NCT06067126
PDE5 Inhibition for Obesity-Related Cardiometabolic Dysfunction
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NCT02819440
Prone Versus Left-sided Colonoscopy in Obese Patients
Dallas VA Medical Center
NCT01616602
Second Generation LMA Versus Endotracheal Tube in Obese Patients
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
NCT03748342
Evaluating the Effects Two Diets Combined With Exercise in Persons With Abdominal Obesity (The SHAPE5 Study)
Johns Hopkins University
NCT00990457
Fit and Trim for Diabetes Prevention
University of California, San Francisco
NCT02278939
Exercise and Weight Control
USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
NCT02152501
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetes
Mayo Clinic
NCT01724502
In Vivo Leptin Signaling in Humans After Acute Leptin Administration
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
NCT01275053
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 3 |
| Phase 2 | 4 |
| Phase 3 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Obese records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Obese 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 Obese page
28 registered trials, 8 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 8 Obese trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute sponsors the most Obese trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute'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 Obese condition card totals 28 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.