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Weight Gain: early-phase trial registry
12 of 39 indexed Weight Gain trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #382 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
39 US clinical trials · 12 currently recruiting · #382 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Weight Gain: 39 US clinical trials tracked, 12 recruiting.
Weight Gain is the subject of 39 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 12 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 6 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Michigan, running 3 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition weight-gain
OPEN 12 | RECR 31% | LATE 1 | EARLY 6 | RANK #382 | SPON 3
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Accidental Falls (31% recruiting · 13 trials)
Weight Gain lists 12 open slots (31% of 39 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 Weight Gain 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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Weight Gain is recruiting below its size-band peers.
12 of 39 indexed trials (30.8%) 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 Weight Gain trials is spread across many organizations.
University of Michigan accounts for 3 of 39 trials (7.7%). 30 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Weight Gain enrolment sits around 96 participants.
Median target enrolment is 96 among the 39 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 20 of those (51.3%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Weight Gain research is mostly interventional.
34 interventional and 5 observational studies make up this index (87.2% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
39 total, page 1 of 1
Grocery Delivery and Healthy Weight Gain Among Low-income Pregnant Young Women
University of Michigan
NCT05000645
Testing Responses of Young Adults to Intervention Messages for Promoting Physical Activity Trial
University of Michigan
NCT05794178
A Study of Tirzepatide in Adolescents With Obesity and Weight-Related Comorbidities (SURMOUNT-ADOLESCENTS-2)
Eli Lilly and Company
NCT06439277
The Effects of Treating Insomnia on Behavioral Weight Loss Outcomes in Survivors of Breast Cancer
Johns Hopkins University
NCT05780814
The Sweet Kids Study (Stevia on Weight and Energy Effect Over Time)
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
NCT05992688
A Novel Obesity Prevention Program for High-Risk Infants in Primary Care
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
NCT06028113
Early Metabolic Effects of Dolutegravir or Tenofovir Alefenamide in Healthy Volunteers
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
NCT05652478
Time Restricted Eating for WeIght LoSs MainTenance-2
NYU Langone Health
NCT07190170
Exercise Effects on Adipose Tissue Structure and Function
University of Michigan
NCT04812314
Incretin Microdosing for Cardiometabolic Health in People With HIV
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
NCT07325500
Sleep and Metabolism
Oregon Health and Science University
NCT05775627
Exercise, Brain Activity, and Weight Maintenance
Joslin Diabetes Center
NCT06511310
Comparing Reduction With ESD- Versus APC-TORe
Stephen Firkins
NCT06131281
Effects of Sugary Drinks Counter-marketing Messages
Stanford University
NCT05953194
Implementing Effective, Collaborative Care for Schizophrenia (EQUIP-2)
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT00137280
Study of Novel Approaches for Prevention
Wake Forest University
NCT01183689
The GEM (Goals for Eating and Moving) Study
NYU Langone Health
NCT03006328
Gestational Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Loss in Active Duty Women (Moms Fit 2 Fight)
University of Tennessee
NCT03057808
Maternal-Offspring Metabolics:Family Intervention Trial
Northwestern University
NCT01631747
Whole Body Vibration Training for Healthy Body Composition in Young Adults
Oregon Health and Science University
NCT02134275
Neurobehavioral Plasticity to Regular Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake: An fMRI Experiment
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT03490734
Healthy Motivations for Moms-to-be Study
University of South Carolina
NCT03063528
Assessing Virologic Success and Metabolic Changes in Patients Switching From a TDF to TAF Containing Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen
Thomas Jefferson University
NCT03646370
The Effects of Overfeeding on Obesity-Prone (OP) and Obesity-Resistant (OR) Women
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NCT00072917
Reducing Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain in Children With Metformin
Nationwide Children's Hospital
NCT01231074
Cardiovascular Health in Postpartum Women Diagnosed With Excessive Gestational Weight Gain
Stanford University
NCT02142452
Weight Gain Prevention
The Miriam Hospital
NCT00606840
Eating Mindfully to Prevent Weight Regain
University of Utah
NCT04847843
Effect of Milk Warming on the Very Low Birth Weight Infant
University of Oklahoma
NCT04282655
Development of Fluid Intake App for Management of Fluid Intake During Hemodialysis , Full Scale Trial
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
NCT04194164
Body Composition Changes During Overfeeding Plus Resistance Training
Texas Tech University
NCT04069351
Role Of Metabolic Adaptation In Weight Regain
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
NCT05766358
Impact of a Ketogenic Diet on Metabolic and Psychiatric Health in Patients With Bipolar or Schizophrenia Illness
Stanford University
NCT03935854
Lorcaserin for Preventing Weight Gain Among Smokers
Mayo Clinic
NCT02393547
Preventing Weight Gain in African American Reproductive-Aged Women
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT02416921
A Trial of Lifestyle Interventions to Control Weight After Bariatric Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
NCT02603601
Effects of Antipsychotic Medications on Energy Intake and Expenditure
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT00836251
Strategies to Reduce Antipsychotic-Associated Weight Gain in Youth
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT00617240
Horton & Maizy Pilot Study for Resistant to Starch
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
NCT01338571
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 4 |
| Phase 3 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Weight Gain records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Weight Gain 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 Weight Gain page
39 registered trials, 12 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 12 Weight Gain trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Michigan sponsors the most Weight Gain trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Michigan'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 Weight Gain condition card totals 39 registered trials; most-linked intervention Tirzepatide; top US site state Texas. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.