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Body Image clinical trials and research

• 16Clinical trials
• 5NIH research projects
• 8Countries

Newest Body Image clinical trials

All recruiting trials (16)

• Influencer-delivered body image video to improve body confidence in adult women

  A popular adult female influencer will share a 60-second video to see if it helps adult women feel more confident about their bodies compared with an active control video.

  Recruiting University of the West of England · Bristol · NCT07850037

• Collagen Supplements After Sleeve Gastrectomy

  This observational study looks to see if taking collagen-containing supplements after sleeve gastrectomy affects muscle mass, body composition, and body image in adults who had bariatric surgery.

  Recruiting Mudanya University · Bursa, Yıldırım · NCT07809152

• FlexED: A digital program to help young women see thoughts and feelings about their body in a friendlier way

  This trial tests a smartphone-based, gamified ACT-inspired program called FlexED to help young women and girls at risk for eating disorders see how they think and feel about their bodies, and to see if it can be feasibly spread to more people.

  Recruiting Duke University · Durham, North Carolina · NCT07807774

• Posterior Rib Remodeling to Improve Body Image and Related Outcomes

  This study will test whether people choosing posterior aesthetic rib remodeling see improvements in body image and related well-being over 12 months.

  Recruiting Research Inc · Bogotá · NCT07805941

• FlexED: Full Threshold Body-Image Intervention for Young Women

  A mobile, gamified ACT-based program is tested to see if it helps young women with eating disorders feel less distressed about their bodies and reduce symptoms.

  Recruiting Duke University · Durham, North Carolina · NCT07732829

• Game-based and VR exercise in healthy adolescents

  This study tests whether virtual reality and video-game–based exercise can improve fitness and attention in healthy teens aged 10–18 compared with standard physical activity.

  Recruiting Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University · Gaziantep · NCT07660822

• DIGITAL, GAME-BASED EARLY INTERVENTION FOR EATING DISORDERS IN TEEN/YOUNG WOMEN

  This trial tests a new digital, gamified program to see if it lowers eating disorder symptoms in girls and young women by helping them relate differently to body thoughts and feelings.

  Recruiting Duke University · Durham, North Carolina · NCT07632248

• Prenatal yoga to help with birth experience and body image

  This study tests whether a prenatal yoga program can improve how pregnant women perceive traumatic birth, how they feel about their bodies, and their preferred delivery method.

  Recruiting Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi · Bartın, Bartın · NCT07585916

• Link Between Smartphone-Related Anxiety (Nomophobia) and Stress, Body Image, and Food Addiction in University Students

  This project will test whether higher smartphone-related anxiety (nomophobia) is linked to more perceived stress, stronger food-addiction symptoms, and distorted body image in 18–30-year-old undergraduate students.

  Recruiting Bahçeşehir University · Istanbul, beşiktaş · NCT07518056

• Stoma education and its effects on patients

  This tests whether a teach-back stoma education program helps adults with a new colostomy or ileostomy feel more confident and manage their stoma better.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Munzur University · Tunceli, City Center and 1 other locations · NCT07464548

• Skin closure method and body image after gynecologic cancer surgery

  This trial will test whether closing the midline belly incision with hidden (subcuticular) stitches versus staples or interrupted stitches changes body image and mood in women having open gynecologic cancer surgery.

  Recruiting Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital · Istanbul · NCT07327125

• Nipple reconstruction with cross-linked hyaluronic acid after mastectomy

  This trial will test whether adding a cross-linked hyaluronic acid injection to areola micropigmentation helps women who had a mastectomy achieve better nipple projection, appearance, and satisfaction.

  Recruiting Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital · Badalona, Barcelona · NCT07008339

• Body Project groups to improve body image for girls and young women in Nova Scotia

  This will test whether the Body Project group program can help girls and young women aged 15–22 in Nova Scotia reduce body dissatisfaction and eating disorder risk factors.

  Recruiting Nova Scotia Health Authority · Halifax, Nova Scotia · NCT06963086

• Exploring how nature exposure affects body image in young women

  This study is testing if spending time in nature can help young women feel better about their bodies and improve their self-image.

  Recruiting University of Padova · Padova, Italy · NCT06960668

• Exploring body image and physical activity in women with breast cancer

  This study looks at how breast cancer treatment affects body image and physical activity in Hungarian women to see how these changes impact their quality of life.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University of Pecs · Pécs, Baranya and 1 other locations · NCT06730815

• Improving body image for head and neck cancer survivors

  This study is testing a new video therapy program to see if it can help head and neck cancer survivors feel better about their body image and improve their overall well-being.

  Recruiting at 5 sites Medical University of South Carolina · Detroit, Michigan and 4 other locations · NCT05442957

NIH-funded research (5)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Tele-CBT program to reduce body image distress after head and neck cancer

  This project offers a five-session remote cognitive behavioral therapy (BRIGHT) to help head and neck cancer survivors who are struggling with appearance, speech, or swallowing changes.

  NIH research Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, United States · NIH-11237982

• How social media affects body image in early adolescents

  This study looks at how using social media affects how kids aged 10 to 12 feel about their bodies, and it wants to understand how their parents might influence their social media experiences.

  NIH research Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, United States · NIH-11047205

• Evaluating a new therapy for body image issues in head and neck cancer survivors

  This study is testing a friendly online program called BRIGHT that helps head and neck cancer survivors feel better about their appearance and self-image after treatment, making it easier for them to cope with any distress they may have.

  NIH research Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, United States · NIH-10986082

• Understanding how body image disturbance affects people with anorexia nervosa

  This study is looking at how people with anorexia nervosa understand their bodies and how their feelings and thoughts about their appearance can be changed, with the hope of finding new ways to help them feel better about themselves.

  NIH research Laureate Institute for Brain Research · Tulsa, United States · NIH-10984452

• Improving body image support for women in weight management programs

  This study is looking at how worries about body image can impact weight loss for women, and it aims to create helpful programs that tackle these negative feelings to support healthier eating habits and better weight management.

  NIH research Miriam Hospital · Providence, United States · NIH-10832014

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Quick answers

How many Body Image clinical trials are recruiting right now?

16, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 8 countries. The most sites are in Turkey (Türkiye) (6 trials), United States (4 trials), Colombia (1 trial), Spain (1 trial), United Kingdom (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

How do I join one?

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