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Pediatric Obesity: early-phase trial registry
19 of 46 indexed Pediatric Obesity trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #312 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
46 US clinical trials · 19 currently recruiting · #312 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Pediatric Obesity: 46 US clinical trials tracked, 19 recruiting.
Pediatric Obesity is the subject of 46 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 19 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 4 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Duke University, running 8 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition pediatric-obesity
OPEN 19 | RECR 41% | LATE 2 | EARLY 4 | RANK #312 | SPON 8
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Bladder Cancer (41% recruiting · 179 trials)
Pediatric Obesity lists 19 open slots (41% of 46 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 Pediatric 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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Pediatric Obesity recruits in line with its size-band peers.
19 of 46 indexed trials (41.3%) 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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One sponsor concentrates Pediatric Obesity research.
Duke University accounts for 8 of 46 trials (17.4%). 30 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Pediatric Obesity enrolment sits around 94 participants.
Median target enrolment is 94 among the 46 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 24 of those (52.2%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Pediatric Obesity research is mostly interventional.
41 interventional and 5 observational studies make up this index (89.1% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
46 total, page 1 of 1
iAmHealthy Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG)
University of Kansas Medical Center
NCT06888011
Healthy Kids Beyond the Bell: Investigating the Impact of After-School and Summer Programs
University of South Carolina
NCT05880901
Nurturing Needs Study: Parenting Food Motivated Children
Temple University
NCT06111040
Parks & Pediatrics Fit Together
Duke University
NCT05455190
Determining the Optimal Amount of Structured Environments for Healthy Kids
University of South Carolina
NCT06158594
Developmental Trajectories of Reinforcer Pathology and Childhood Obesity
State University of New York at Buffalo
NCT07229508
Nutrition and Obesity in Under-Represented Populations: Food Insecurity Research to Advance Science and Improve Health
Duke University
NCT06116422
Project THINK: Trajectories of Health, Ingestive Behaviors, and Neurocognition in Kids
University of Pittsburgh
NCT04701671
Early vs. Late Time-Restricted Eating in Adolescents With Obesity (EL TREA)
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
NCT05740254
Monitoring Eating Across Locations (MEAL) - Timing, Intake, and Mealtime Evaluation (TIME)
Penn State University
NCT07095166
Time Limited Eating in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes (KT2D)
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
NCT04536480
Dyad Plus Effectiveness/Feasibility
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
NCT04036331
Mechanistic Study of Inspiratory Training in Childhood Asthma (MICA)
Duke University
NCT05945355
Assessing Better Bottles for Babies
Duke University
NCT06357299
Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas
University of Arkansas
NCT06565455
Inspiratory Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Children With Obesity and Asthma
Duke University
NCT05608668
In-Person Lifestyle Program for Black Adolescent Girls at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Cornell University
NCT06557317
A Positive Food Parenting Intervention to Promote Healthy Growth in Children at Risk for Obesity
State University of New York at Buffalo
NCT06981429
Use of Continuous Glucose Monitors in Children and Adolescents With Obesity
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT06254768
Childhood Obesity Treatment Designed for Low Income and Hispanic Families
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT05041855
iAmHealthy Parents First: A Televideo Parent and Child Obesity Program for Rural Families
University of Kansas Medical Center
NCT05612971
Preventing Diabetes in Latino Families
Arizona State University
NCT05228522
Causal Mechanisms in Adolescent Arterial Stiffness
Baylor College of Medicine
NCT04128969
Surgical or Medical Treatment
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
NCT04128995
Phentermine/Topiramate in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
University of Minnesota
NCT04881799
Vanderbilt Childhood Obesity Registry
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NCT02957916
A Trial of an Integrated Clinic-community Intervention in Children and Adolescents With Obesity (Hearts and Parks)
Duke University
NCT03339440
Childcare Outdoor Learning Environments as Active Food Systems
North Carolina State University
NCT04864574
NOURISH: Nourishing Our Understanding of Role Modeling to Improve Support and Health
Virginia Commonwealth University
NCT00628030
An Addiction-Based Mobile Health Weight Loss Intervention With Coaching
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
NCT03500835
Weight Loss With Meal-Replacement Therapy in Teens
University of Minnesota
NCT03137433
Vitamin D Oral Replacement in Asthma
IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network
NCT03686150
Study of a Structured Parent Intervention on Adolescent Weight Loss Modification Program.
Virginia Commonwealth University
NCT02086851
Translating Habituation Research to Interventions for Pediatric Obesity
State University of New York at Buffalo
NCT01208870
The Role of High Intensity Interval Training in the Treatment of Adolescent Obesity
Virginia Commonwealth University
NCT03361644
The BEACH Interview Study- Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers
University of Florida
NCT03036696
A Pharmacokinetic Study Comparing VI-0521 With Placebo in Obese Adolescents
VIVUS
NCT02714062
Sedentary Behavior and Health Outcomes Study
University of Southern California
NCT03153930
Cognitive Aspects of Response to Treatment for Weight-related Health to Improve Eating and Exercise Earlier in Life
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT03329300
Childhood Obesity Microbiome Study
Duke University
NCT04770311
PrOtein and WEight Loss in teenageRs
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
NCT02079831
Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)
University of Cincinnati
NCT04977947
Working Memory in Overweight Children With and Without Loss of Control Eating
The Miriam Hospital
NCT04117542
Inspiratory Muscle Rehabilitation in Children With Obesity
Duke University
NCT05412134
Improvement of Fitness in Obese Children
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT03483454
Family-based Lifestyle Intervention Program and Carotenoid Supplementation for Children With Obesity
Nemours Children's Clinic
NCT02060279
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 1 | 1 |
| Phase 2 | 3 |
| Phase 4 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Pediatric Obesity records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Pediatric 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 Pediatric Obesity page
46 registered trials, 19 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 19 Pediatric Obesity trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Duke University sponsors the most Pediatric Obesity trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Duke 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 Pediatric Obesity condition card totals 46 registered trials; most-linked intervention Summer day camp; top US site state North Carolina. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.