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Obesity & Overweight: early-phase trial registry
21 of 29 indexed Obesity & Overweight trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #552 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
29 US clinical trials · 21 currently recruiting · #552 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Obesity & Overweight: 29 US clinical trials tracked, 21 recruiting.
Obesity & Overweight is the subject of 29 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 21 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 4 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Yale University, running 4 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition obesity-overweight
OPEN 21 | RECR 72% | LATE 0 | EARLY 4 | RANK #552 | SPON 4
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Cardiomyopathies (72% recruiting · 18 trials)
Obesity & Overweight lists 21 open slots (72% of 29 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 Obesity & Overweight 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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Obesity & Overweight is recruiting above its size-band peers.
21 of 29 indexed trials (72.4%) 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 Obesity & Overweight trials is spread across many organizations.
Yale University accounts for 4 of 29 trials (13.8%). 25 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Obesity & Overweight trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 80 among the 29 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 18 of those (62.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Obesity & Overweight research is mostly interventional.
26 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (89.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
29 total, page 1 of 1
Optimizing Self-Monitoring Feedback Delivery for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
NCT07227051
Trial of Food Is Medicine Approaches for Obesity Treatment in Adults With Food Insecurity
Johns Hopkins University
NCT07396805
Microrandomized Trial to Optimize Use of Burden-reducing Self-monitoring Approaches in Behavioral Obesity Treatment
The Miriam Hospital
NCT07228130
Prescription of Step Counts for Targeted Changes in Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Risk in Overweight/Obese Adults
Kennesaw State University
NCT07221279
Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatment After Bariatric Surgery: Acute (Stage 1)
Yale University
NCT04599478
Stanford Pediatric Healthy Weight Index
Stanford University
NCT07316816
Effects of Exercise on Lipids and Endothelial Function in Youth
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
NCT07409064
Pistachio Intake and Nutrition-Related Outcomes in Individuals on GLP-1 Therapy
Ian J. Neeland, MD
NCT07244445
Fast In-Bed Tracking (FIT) System Lifestyle Intervention is a Clinical Trial of a Bed Scale Device. Overweight Wheelchair Users Will Participate in a Weight Loss Program, Half Will Receive Bed Scales, and Participants Who Receive the Bed Scales Are Expected to Have Increased Weight Loss.
Jonathan Pearlman
NCT07141342
FELLAShip to Better Health
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT07220213
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Pediatric Referral to Summer Day Camps to Treat Obesity in Children From Low-Income Households
University of Central Florida
NCT07464015
Personalizing Financial Incentives
University of Utah
NCT07225426
HealthyWE: Achieving a Healthy Weight and Reducing Pain
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
NCT07095673
Impact of Increased Body Mass Index on Adolescent Fixed Orthodontic Treatment. A Prospective Longitudinal Study
University of Rochester
NCT07217756
Pilot Test of Five Weight Neutral Interventions to Improve Health Among Adults of Higher Body Weight
The Miriam Hospital
NCT07363616
Fueling Strong Hearts for a Strong South Carolina
Clemson University
NCT07140952
Effects of Grape Consumption on the Immune-Gut Axis in Obesity
University of Missouri-Columbia
NCT07231484
Sanctuary Farm Prescription in Adolescents
Nemours Children's Clinic
NCT07218588
Soup and Bread Recipe Impacts on Ingestive Behavior
USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
NCT07146958
Pilot Study of "Bottarga" Supplementation: A Little-known, Sustainable "Blue" Food
Cambridge Health Alliance
NCT06988462
Targeting Metabolic Syndrome From the Emergency Department Through Mixed-Methods: Pilot Trial
Indiana University
NCT07119658
Arlington Longitudinal Optimal Healthy Aging Study (ALOHA)
Marymount University
NCT07180147
A Consumer Health Study Evaluating the Impact of Pivit on Weight Loss and Appetite in Overweight Individuals
Olfactive Biosolutions
NCT07245914
Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatments After Bariatric Surgery: Maintenance Treatment (Stage 2a)
Yale University
NCT04605081
E-Bike Commuting and Health in Overweight College Students
University of Wisconsin, River Falls
NCT07114991
Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatment After Bariatric Surgery: Medication Change for Non-Responders (Stage 2b)
Yale University
NCT04599504
Dietary Reversal of the Reprometabolic Syndrome
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT07227766
Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay and High-Intensity Interval Training in Adults With Hypertension
Texas Woman's University
NCT07130539
Weight Regain Treatment Post-Bariatric Surgery
Yale University
NCT04662801
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 2 | 4 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Obesity & Overweight records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Obesity & Overweight 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 Obesity & Overweight page
29 registered trials, 21 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 21 Obesity & Overweight trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Yale University sponsors the most Obesity & Overweight trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Yale University'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 Obesity & Overweight condition card totals 29 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state Connecticut. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.