Healthy volunteers · Illinois
Studies for healthy volunteers in Illinois
285 studies have at least one recruiting site in Illinois. 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.
285 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
Studies
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
J-RISE: Relevant Implementation Strategies to Eliminate the Social and Structural Barriers to HIV Services Among Justice-involved Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Other Key Populations
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Phase 1/2 Study of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus (RSV+HMPV) Vaccine Candidate in Adults 60 Years of Age and Older
Sanofi
- Location
- Melrose Park, IL + 49 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability, and How Single and Multiple Injections or Infusions of ABBV-313 Affects the Body of Adult Participants
AbbVie
- Location
- Grayslake, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple Doses Upadacitinib, Tofacitinib, and Baricitinib in Healthy Adult Volunteers
AbbVie
- Location
- Grayslake, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Study to Assess the Adverse Events and How Oral Emraclidine Moves Through the Body of Healthy Elderly Adult Participants
AbbVie
- Location
- Grayslake, IL + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Study to Assess Safety and Immunogenicity of an Egg-based H5N8 Influenza Vaccine at Multiple Dose Levels Adjuvanted With Matrix-M in Healthy Participants 18 Years of Age and Above.
Sanofi
- Location
- Oak Brook, IL + 15 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Clinical Trial Investigating the Safety and Biological Activity of the Antibody BNT351 in Adults Living Without and With HIV
BioNTech SE
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunogenicity of BCX17725
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Study to Investigate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of AZD4248 in Healthy Participants and Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes and to Assess Home Measurements of…
AstraZeneca
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and How Single Ascending Doses of ABBV-859 Moves Through the Body of Healthy Adult Participants
AbbVie
- Location
- Grayslake, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Study of Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of SR604 in Two Participants Groups (Part A: Healthy Participants, and Part B: Participants With Hemophilia A or Hemophilia B or Factor VII…
Equilibra Bioscience LLC
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 6 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Single Ascending Doses of ABBV-1451 Infusions and Injections in Healthy Adult Participants
AbbVie
- Location
- Grayslake, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of ABBV-243 in Healthy Adults.
AbbVie
- Location
- Grayslake, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersEarly Phase 1
Sleep, Dreaming, and Virtual Reality for Mental Health
Northwestern University
- Location
- Evanston, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersEarly Phase 1
Effect of Neural Constraints on Movement in Stroke
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Ivosidenib and Ruxolitinib in Patients With Advanced Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) That Have an IDH1 Gene Mutation
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersOvernight stay mentioned
End Diagnostic Overshadowing
Rush University Medical Center
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–89
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Aging and Task-specific Training to Reduce Falls
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersEarly Phase 1
rhPSMA-73 PET-MRI Imaging for the Detection of Prostate Cancer Among Men Who Are Otherwise Candidates for Active Surveillance
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Behavioral Economic Attributes of Recreation
Rush University Medical Center
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Study of KM-023 in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Olmsted Syndrome.
Orvida Pharma (formerly Kamari Pharma)
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Dex +/- Caffeine Sedation in a Post-MRI Recovery in a Pediatric Population
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–12
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersEarly Phase 1
R01.Aim 2.Study 1: IsoReach
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study to Determine the Effect of Access to Multiple Tobacco Flavor Options on Smoking Abstinence Among Primary Cigarette Smokers Using an Electronic Nicotine Delivery System
RAI Services Company
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–65
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.