Condition (MeSH)
Weight Cycling
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 trials for Weight Cycling or a narrower condition beneath it.
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Trials per phase
6 of the 6 trials are tagged with Weight Cycling itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Weight Cycling trials start? (5)
Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.
Trials over time, by phase
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 2
Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 0.8 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.
Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 2 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot, fewer than the 5 needed for a median. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Weight Cycling trials in? (2)
Shown in this order: phase order.
Show the trials by phase as a table
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not applicable | 5 |
| Observational | 1 |
How many Weight Cycling trials are recruiting? (4)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Recruiting | 2 |
| Active, not recruiting | 1 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Unknown status | 1 |
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which publications cover Weight Cycling? (1)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| The relationship between psychological distress and weight maintenance in weight cycling: mediating role of eating behavior. | BMC public health | 2024 | No |
Not on this page
Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: lead sponsors, serious adverse events in this condition's trials, prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.
Not computed for conditions with fewer than 10 trials: drugs tested.