Clinical trials
Weight Loss trials in the United States
Search ClinicalTrials.gov registrations by keyword, then narrow by condition, phase, status, country and start year.
983 trials match Source: ClinicalTrials.gov registrations
Trials started per year
By phase, 2000 to 2026.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 25 |
| 2006 | 32 |
| 2007 | 38 |
| 2008 | 36 |
| 2009 | 42 |
| 2010 | 34 |
| 2011 | 32 |
| 2012 | 38 |
| 2013 | 42 |
| 2014 | 43 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2016 | 44 |
| 2017 | 62 |
| 2018 | 59 |
| 2019 | 44 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2021 | 51 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2023 | 51 |
| 2024 | 42 |
| 2025 | 55 |
| 2026 | 42 |
Status
Trials by registry status. Select a bar to filter.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| Completed | 708 |
| Recruiting | 82 |
| Active, not recruiting | 54 |
| Terminated | 49 |
| Unknown status | 38 |
| Withdrawn | 22 |
| Not yet recruiting | 21 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 5 |
| 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 California, San Diego | 21 |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | 20 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 20 |
| VA Office of Research and Development | 20 |
| Duke University | 19 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 19 |
| University of Colorado, Denver | 19 |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | 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 | 983 |
| Obesity | 621 |
| Overweight | 221 |
| Body Weight | 50 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 45 |
| Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | 44 |
| Metabolic Syndrome | 33 |
| Insulin Resistance | 31 |
| Obesity, Morbid | 26 |
| Body Weight Changes | 25 |
Trials
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