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Condition (MeSH)

Feeding and Eating Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1,294 trials for Feeding and Eating Disorders or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D001068 Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms C23 F03
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Phase 1 Phase 1 46 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 12 Phase 2 Phase 2 54 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 21 Phase 3 Phase 3 37 Phase 4 Phase 4 22 Not applicable Not applicable 768 Observational Observational 334 Phase 1 Phase 1 46 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 12 Phase 2 Phase 2 54 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 21 Phase 3 Phase 3 37 Phase 4 Phase 4 22 Not applicable Not applicable 768 Observational Observational 334

Trials per phase (log scale)

639 of the 1,294 trials are tagged with Feeding and Eating Disorders itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Feeding and Eating Disorders trials start? (32)

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. 8 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 119

1991: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1994: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 1995: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 1) 1997: 1 trials (Phase 1/2 1) 1998: 3 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1) 2000: 9 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 2001: 7 trials (Not applicable 6, Phase 2 1) 2002: 5 trials (Not applicable 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 2/3 1) 2003: 11 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 1) 2004: 16 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2005: 16 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 5, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2006: 17 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2007: 18 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 2) 2008: 27 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2009: 30 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 2) 2010: 26 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 10, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2011: 27 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2012: 27 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 2) 2013: 35 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 22, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2014: 36 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1) 2015: 51 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 33, Phase 4 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 5) 2016: 51 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 33, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 3) 2017: 57 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 35, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2018: 59 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 45, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2019: 73 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 45, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 2) 2020: 75 trials (Observational 26, Not applicable 41, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 4) 2021: 88 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 58, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 6) 2022: 94 trials (Observational 30, Not applicable 57, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 2) 2023: 118 trials (Observational 32, Not applicable 77, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2024: 119 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 65, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 1) 2025: 105 trials (Observational 27, Not applicable 71, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3)

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.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 78
2025 105
2024 119
2023 118
2022 94
2021 88
2020 75
2019 73
2018 59
2017 57

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 94 trials starting in 2026 and about 100 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 141 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 24 months across 790 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Feeding and Eating Disorders trials in? (8)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 46
Phase 1/2 12
Phase 2 54
Phase 2/3 21
Phase 3 37
Phase 4 22
Not applicable 768
Observational 334

How many Feeding and Eating Disorders trials are recruiting? (9)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 70
Recruiting 188
Enrolling by invitation 19
Active, not recruiting 57
Completed 717

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which drugs are being tested for Feeding and Eating Disorders? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate 11
CBT 6
Aripiprazole 4

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Treatment As Usual 14
IM olanzapine 7
IV Psilocybin 7
IM naltrexone 6
Prozac Pulvules 40 mg 6

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Feeding and Eating Disorders trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
All Fractures 860 1
Severe hypoglycemia 237 1
Congestive Heart Failure 152 1
Gall Stones 102 1
Amputations 48 1

Which publications cover Feeding and Eating Disorders? (1,003)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Sub-conditions in MeSH (12)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: lead sponsors, prevalence, and rare-disease identity.

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