Healthy volunteers · District of Columbia
Studies for healthy volunteers in District of Columbia
74 studies have at least one recruiting site in District of Columbia. These studies say in their official record that they accept healthy volunteers. Many are Phase 1 studies that test how a new medicine is absorbed and tolerated; others recruit healthy people as a comparison group alongside patients.
74 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
Studies
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Implementing a Scalable Smoke-free Home Intervention in Armenia and Georgia
George Washington University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
De-escalation of Adjuvant Radiation for Low-Risk HPV Oropharyngeal Cancers
Georgetown University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Health Information Technology to Reduce Disparities in Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Pragmatic Trial
Children's National Research Institute
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–21
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Combination Exercise on Fatigability in Veterans With Chronic Kidney Disease
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of a Non-nutritive Sweetener Reduction Intervention in Pregnancy and Lactation on Maternal and Infant Outcomes
George Washington University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Social & QoL Behaviors in Parkinson's Disease
Gregory Wallace
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Patient Registry and Biorepository (NAMDC)
Columbia University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC + 15 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The DC Cohort Longitudinal HIV Status Neutral Study
George Washington University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC + 13 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Effectiveness Study of a Lifestyle Intervention Versus Metformin in Mothers With Recent Gestational Diabetes
George Washington University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Target ALS Biomarker Study; Longitudinal Biofluids, Clinical Measures, and At Home Measures
Target ALS Foundation, Inc.
- Location
- Georgetown, DC + 9 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Peer Behavioral Activation Utilization to Improve Substance Use and HIV Outcomes in People Receiving Long Acting Injectable-PrEP/ART (PUSH)
University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–88
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Empowering Young Parents: Building Healthy Relationships Study
RTI International
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC + 6 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–21 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Addressing Genomic Disparities in Cancer Survivors
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cerebellum and Autism: Regional Specialization for Social and Executive Functions
American University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Augmented Reality For MRI-Guided Interventions
Children's National Research Institute
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–21
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
CONTIGO - A Narrative Intervention to Enhance Genetic Counseling and Testing
Georgetown University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Connect to Baby: A Pilot Study of a Parenting and Coparenting Program
Georgetown University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2 mo–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Predictors of Health Service Utilizations Among Key Population in Washington DC
Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
ReadMap: Reading in Stroke Alexia and Typical Aging
Georgetown University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Focused Ultrasound for the Complex Patient
Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Diabetes Reversal Online Program and Study (DROP Study)
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Enroll -HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort
CHDI Foundation, Inc.
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC + 51 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Comparing Mobile Health Strategies to Improve Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use (PrEP) for HIV Prevention
Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry
COPD Foundation
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–120
Who these studies look for
“Healthy” is decided at screening, not by you. Sites usually check vital signs, blood and urine tests, an ECG, your medications and sometimes your BMI or smoking status. A study can still turn you away for reasons that have nothing to do with being unwell, such as timing or a full roster.
Matching a page like this one never means you qualify. Each research team decides eligibility at screening.
Questions
Do healthy volunteer studies pay?
Many do, because volunteers give up time and follow strict schedules, but amounts are set by each study and are usually only confirmed by the research site. When a record states an amount we show the exact wording; otherwise we say compensation is not disclosed.
What happens at a screening visit?
Expect consent paperwork first, then a health questionnaire, vital signs, blood and urine samples and often an ECG. You can ask questions and withdraw at any time, before or after you sign.