Clinical trials
Obesity trials
Search ClinicalTrials.gov registrations by keyword, then narrow by condition, phase, status, country and start year.
11,313 trials match Source: ClinicalTrials.gov registrations
Trials started per year
By phase, 2000 to 2026.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 40 |
| 2001 | 47 |
| 2002 | 54 |
| 2003 | 81 |
| 2004 | 157 |
| 2005 | 194 |
| 2006 | 227 |
| 2007 | 281 |
| 2008 | 329 |
| 2009 | 357 |
| 2010 | 412 |
| 2011 | 415 |
| 2012 | 448 |
| 2013 | 439 |
| 2014 | 446 |
| 2015 | 483 |
| 2016 | 546 |
| 2017 | 535 |
| 2018 | 525 |
| 2019 | 549 |
| 2020 | 449 |
| 2021 | 535 |
| 2022 | 605 |
| 2023 | 672 |
| 2024 | 715 |
| 2025 | 784 |
| 2026 | 802 |
Status
Trials by registry status. Select a bar to filter.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| Completed | 7,059 |
| Unknown status | 1,300 |
| Recruiting | 1,151 |
| Active, not recruiting | 526 |
| Not yet recruiting | 506 |
| Terminated | 411 |
| Withdrawn | 242 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 92 |
| Suspended | 23 |
| Temporarily not available | 1 |
| Approved for marketing | 1 |
| Available | 1 |
Top lead sponsors
A sponsor with a page on Pharma Observatory links to it.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 201 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 111 |
| University of Colorado, Denver | 105 |
| Mayo Clinic | 104 |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | 103 |
| University of Copenhagen | 84 |
| Washington University School of Medicine | 84 |
| The Miriam Hospital | 79 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 77 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 76 |
Top conditions
MeSH conditions the trials were registered with, not their broader categories. A condition with a page on Pharma Observatory links to it.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| Obesity | 11,313 |
| Overweight | 3,004 |
| Weight Loss | 1,091 |
| Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | 1,014 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 765 |
| Insulin Resistance | 680 |
| Metabolic Syndrome | 614 |
| Hypertension | 528 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases | 446 |
| Pediatric Obesity | 342 |
Trials
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