Current Research Studies

Find a study of interest by browsing through the categories below. Please note, many of our studies span multiple categories. Review each study’s specific requirements, benefits, and compensation (if applicable). If you still have questions or are interested in signing up, reach out to the specific contact associated with each study. Some studies may require a screening survey/questionnaire.

• Weight Loss Toggle

  ARROW
  Adaptive responses to overfeeding and weight regain. Understanding the processes that cause weight regain or support weight maintenance.
  Requirements – Age: 25-50; BMI: 30-40; view flyer for participation details

  International Weight Control Registry
  Transformative initiative to find the best weight loss strategies across the globe.
  Requirements – Open to all; view flyer for participation details=

  New Weight Loss Medication
  Study of efficacy and safety of new investigational medication (CagriSema) for weight loss.
  Requirements – Age: 18 and older; BMI: ≥30, or  ≥ 27 with one or more diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea or cardiovascular disease; view flyer for participation details

  Weight Loss Brain Response
  Effects of an investigational drug on weight loss and brain responses to food.
  Requirements – Age: 21-65; BMI: >27; view flyer for participation details

  Weight Loss and Medication
  Study of individual characteristics that might predict success with the use of weight loss medication. For individuals who have been recently prescribed weight loss medication.
  Requirements – Age: 21-75; BMI: >27; view flyer for participation details

• Physical Activity Toggle

  TIMEX
  Study to learn the best time of day to exercise.
  Requirements – Age: 18-55; BMI: 25-40; view flyer for more information

  BURST2D
  This study plans to learn more about how short, frequent periods of physical activity affect your health.
  Requirements – Age: 18-45; BMI: 25-40; view flyer for more information

• Nutrition Toggle

  Sex Differences in Brain Response
  How men and women differ in brain responses to food and hunger, and how these responses are affected by hormones and the menstrual cycle.
  Requirements – Age: 18-45; view flyer for participation details

  Snacking Study
  Comparing the effects of consuming pecans and tortilla chips as snacks.
  Requirements – Age: 20-50; BMI: 27-35; view flyer for participation details

• Women's Health Toggle

  uHoWL
  Learning more about the relationship between women’s reproductive hormones, metabolic health and energy restriction.
  Requirements – Women aged 18-40, BMI 27-45, who have regular menstrual cycles and not using hormonal birth control view flyer for participation details

  Women’s Health Research
  We want to understand if starting a combined oral contraceptive can lead to changes in weight, body composition and appetite over time.
  Requirements – Age: 18-40; BMI: 25-45; view flyer for participation details