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Overweight and Obesity: early-phase trial registry
40 of 116 indexed Overweight and Obesity trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #109 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
116 US clinical trials · 40 currently recruiting · #109 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Overweight and Obesity: 116 US clinical trials tracked, 40 recruiting.
Overweight and Obesity is the subject of 116 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 40 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 12 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Colorado, Denver, running 8 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition overweight-and-obesity
OPEN 40 | RECR 34% | LATE 2 | EARLY 12 | RANK #109 | SPON 8
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Colitis, Ulcerative (34% recruiting · 29 trials)
Overweight and Obesity lists 40 open slots (34% of 116 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 Overweight and 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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Overweight and Obesity is recruiting below its size-band peers.
40 of 116 indexed trials (34.5%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Overweight and Obesity trials is spread across many organizations.
University of Colorado, Denver accounts for 8 of 116 trials (6.9%). 79 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Overweight and Obesity enrolment sits around 100 participants.
Median target enrolment is 100 among the 116 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 58 of those (50%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Overweight and Obesity research is mostly interventional.
109 interventional and 7 observational studies make up this index (94% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
116 total, page 3 of 3
Neural Response to Food Stimuli: fMRI Changes Following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder
University of Pennsylvania
NCT03604172
Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Risk Evaluation
Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD
NCT05404711
Preventing Weight Gain Among Those Who Decline Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment (STEADY)
University of Florida
NCT04751656
Family Diabetes Prevention Program Pilot Study
Johns Hopkins University
NCT05358444
Effects of a 4-week Raw, Plant-based Diet on Anthropometric and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Texas Woman's University
NCT03134235
Evaluation of Safety, Efficacy and Thermogenesis-induction of RZL-012 in Overweight and Obese Volunteers
Raziel Therapeutics
NCT03171415
Effect Cinnamon Spice on Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Responses
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT04686552
Mitochondrial Remodeling After Exercise
Oregon State University
NCT04103424
Relative Sarcopenia and Cardiometabolic Risk in Young Adults With Obesity
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT04195061
A Technology-Based Intervention for the Reduction of Overweight and Obesity Among College Students
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
NCT02196012
Inhibitory Control and Pediatric Weight Management
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
NCT04747548
Improving Nutritional Choices in Adolescents
University of Michigan
NCT03693144
Influence of Adiposity on IGF-1 and Fitness Response to Exercise in Cancer Survivors
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT05558384
Oxytocin Effects on Food Motivation Pathways
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT02276677
Daily Weight Feedback for Wheelchair Users to Promote Weight Loss
Jonathan Pearlman
NCT03264248
PlayFit Pilot: Encouraging Social Physical Play in the Community
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT02944370
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 4 |
| Phase 2 | 8 |
| Phase 3 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Overweight and Obesity records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Overweight and 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 Overweight and Obesity page
116 registered trials, 40 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 40 Overweight and Obesity trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Colorado, Denver sponsors the most Overweight and Obesity trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Colorado, Denver'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 Overweight and Obesity condition card totals 116 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.