Hidden chemicals in your home may affect weight loss, new study suggests
NCT ID NCT07560579
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study looks at whether reducing exposure to everyday chemicals called endocrine disruptors (found in plastics, cosmetics, and food) can help people with overweight or obesity lose weight. About 226 participants will either follow a program to lower chemical exposure or use a standard weight loss app. Researchers will measure weight changes and chemical levels in urine and blood to see which approach works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Educational curriculum on reducing EDC exposure and a weight loss application
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that reducing everyday chemical exposures helps people lose weight, pointing toward new weight management strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no blinding, and results may not apply to everyone. The interventions are behavioral, so outcomes depend heavily on participant adherence.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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226 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * BMI over 25 * Not pregnant or breast feeding * Do not have diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, cardiac disease, pulmonary disease or cancer. * Do not smoke * Not in another weight loss program or on GLP-1 * Have access to a smartphone or computer Exclusion Criteria: * BMI under 25 * Pregnant or breast feeding * Have diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, cardiac disease, pulmonary disease or cancer. * Smoke * In another weight loss program or on GLP-1 * Do not have access to a smartphone or computer
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Million Marker
Berkeley, California, 94704, United States
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