Clinical trials
Weight Loss trials
Search ClinicalTrials.gov registrations by keyword, then narrow by condition, phase, status, country and start year.
1,788 trials match Source: ClinicalTrials.gov registrations
Trials started per year
By phase, 2000 to 2026.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2005 | 33 |
| 2006 | 41 |
| 2007 | 54 |
| 2008 | 57 |
| 2009 | 57 |
| 2010 | 61 |
| 2011 | 54 |
| 2012 | 77 |
| 2013 | 68 |
| 2014 | 72 |
| 2015 | 84 |
| 2016 | 84 |
| 2017 | 95 |
| 2018 | 98 |
| 2019 | 92 |
| 2020 | 74 |
| 2021 | 87 |
| 2022 | 86 |
| 2023 | 103 |
| 2024 | 94 |
| 2025 | 112 |
| 2026 | 106 |
Status
Trials by registry status. Select a bar to filter.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| Completed | 1,162 |
| Unknown status | 180 |
| Recruiting | 173 |
| Active, not recruiting | 80 |
| Not yet recruiting | 73 |
| Terminated | 64 |
| Withdrawn | 41 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 11 |
| Suspended | 4 |
Top lead sponsors
A sponsor with a page on Pharma Observatory links to it.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| The Miriam Hospital | 29 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 28 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 22 |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | 21 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 21 |
| University of California, San Diego | 21 |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | 20 |
| VA Office of Research and Development | 20 |
| Duke University | 19 |
| University of Colorado, Denver | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Weight Loss | 1,788 |
| Obesity | 1,091 |
| Overweight | 404 |
| Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | 90 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 82 |
| Obesity, Morbid | 81 |
| Body Weight | 80 |
| Metabolic Syndrome | 78 |
| Insulin Resistance | 67 |
| Body Weight Changes | 39 |
Trials
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