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Sarcopenic Obesity clinical trials and research

• 10Clinical trials
• 1NIH research projects
• 5Countries

Newest Sarcopenic Obesity clinical trials

All recruiting trials (10)

• Myokines in metabolic and endocrine diseases linked to sarcopenia

  This study tests whether myokines can serve as biomarkers or drivers of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in people with metabolic or endocrine diseases.

  Recruiting Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain · Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · NCT07703683

• Combined resistance training and high-protein diet to help frailty in sarcopenic obesity women

  This trial tests whether adding supervised resistance exercise to a high-protein diet helps frailty in obese, sarcopenic women.

  Recruiting Cairo University · El-Sheikh Zayed City · NCT07627919

• How obesity affects daily activities and physical abilities in older adults

  This study tests how excess weight in people over 65 impacts daily tasks and physical performance, comparing obese seniors to normal-weight peers.

  Recruiting Istituto Auxologico Italiano · Oggebbio · NCT07614464

• GLP-1 drug effects on muscle and bone during weight loss

  It tests whether GLP-1–based weight-loss medication (tirzepatide) plus a lifestyle program changes muscle and bone in adults 18–50 with obesity (BMI 30–40).

  Recruiting Phase 4 Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Baton Rouge, Louisiana and 1 other locations · NCT07154719

• Eccentric exercise program for older adults with heart failure and muscle loss

  This study is testing a 12-week exercise program for older adults with heart failure and muscle loss to see if it can help them get stronger and feel better.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Universita di Verona · Verona, Verona and 1 other locations · NCT06826963

• Understanding Sarcopenic Obesity in COPD Patients

  This study is trying to see how common sarcopenic obesity is in people with COPD and how it affects their breathing, disease severity, and quality of life.

  Recruiting IRCCS San Raffaele Roma · Roma, Roma · NCT06822504

• Evaluating a diagnostic algorithm for sarcopenic obesity

  This study is testing a new way to diagnose sarcopenic obesity, which is when someone has a lot of body fat but not enough muscle, by comparing it with regular obesity in 150 participants.

  Recruiting University of Roma La Sapienza · Rome, RM · NCT06815978

• Understanding the human metagenome's role in metabolic diseases

  This study is trying to see how the bacteria and substances in our bodies relate to health and conditions like obesity and muscle loss by looking at samples from different people.

  Recruiting Sengkang General Hospital · Singapore · NCT06363253

• Understanding the causes of sarcopenic obesity in older adults

  This study looks at how obesity and loss of muscle in older adults are connected and what causes this problem, focusing on people who are having hip surgery and healthy seniors.

  Recruiting IRCCS San Raffaele · Milan · NCT06320158

• Exploring muscle composition's impact on liver transplant outcomes

  This study is testing how muscle health affects the success of liver transplants in patients with severe liver disease.

  Recruiting Mayo Clinic · Phoenix, Arizona · NCT05477277

NIH-funded research (1)

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.

• How the NRF2 protein affects muscle loss in older adults with obesity

  This project tries to see whether boosting a natural antioxidant regulator called NRF2 can protect muscle and the cell powerhouses (mitochondria) in older adults with obesity-related muscle loss.

  NIH research University of Oregon · Eugene, United States · NIH-11396441

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Quick answers

How many Sarcopenic Obesity clinical trials are recruiting right now?

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

Where are these trials running?

In 5 countries. The most sites are in Italy (5 trials), United States (2 trials), Belgium (1 trial), Singapore (1 trial), Egypt (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 4: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

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