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Obesity Prevention: early-phase trial registry
11 of 14 indexed Obesity Prevention trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #1,230 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
14 US clinical trials · 11 currently recruiting · #1,230 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Obesity Prevention: 14 US clinical trials tracked, 11 recruiting.
Obesity Prevention is the subject of 14 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 11 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 1 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Dr. Christopher McGowan, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition obesity-prevention
OPEN 11 | RECR 79% | LATE 0 | EARLY 1 | RANK #1230 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Kaposi Sarcoma (79% recruiting · 14 trials)
Obesity Prevention lists 11 open slots (79% of 14 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 Prevention 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 Prevention is recruiting above its size-band peers.
11 of 14 indexed trials (78.6%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Obesity Prevention trials is spread across many organizations.
Dr. Christopher McGowan accounts for 2 of 14 trials (14.3%). 12 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Obesity Prevention enrolment sits around 120 participants.
Median target enrolment is 120 among the 14 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 6 of those (42.9%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Obesity Prevention research is mostly interventional.
13 interventional and 1 observational studies make up this index (92.9% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
14 total, page 1 of 1
Advancing Water Security: A Community Participatory School-Based Hydration Intervention
Virginia Commonwealth University
NCT06714929
Advancing Biopsychosocial Care Training Initiative
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT07049861
Pennington Generation Cohort
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
NCT06849206
Optimizing an Extended Care Intervention to Promote Weight Loss Maintenance
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT06785064
Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness Among Underserved Latino Families Living in U.S.-Mexico Border Regions
San Diego State University
NCT06596902
Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools
Northern Arizona University
NCT06864468
Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Obesity Prevention in Primary Care
Temple University
NCT06810557
MAINTAIN (Mucosal AblatIoN Therapy After INcretins)
Dr. Christopher McGowan
NCT06734312
Effects of Tirzepatide on Muscle and Vascular Health in Obese Older Adults
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
NCT06811324
Feasibility of a Nutrition Intervention for Patients With Prediabetes at a Federally Qualified Health Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
NCT06897982
REvision of VSG with Ablation of the Mucosa Procedure
Dr. Christopher McGowan
NCT06671119
Healthy Corner Store Initiative
Temple University
NCT00593749
Effects of an Urban-gardening Nutrition Intervention for Food Insecure College Students
Florida International University
NCT06822803
Soup Meal Satiety Study
USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
NCT06771765
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 2 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Obesity Prevention records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Obesity Prevention 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 Prevention page
14 registered trials, 11 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 11 Obesity Prevention trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Dr. Christopher McGowan sponsors the most Obesity Prevention trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Dr. Christopher McGowan'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 Prevention condition card totals 14 registered trials; most-linked intervention Gardening Nutrition Education Program; top US site state Pennsylvania. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.