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
Preoperative Weight Loss for Open Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Benjamin T. Miller
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Predictors of Behavioral Obesity Treatment Outcomes
Rush University Medical Center
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Testing the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–20
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Telephone-based Physical Activity Coaching or Self Monitored Physical Activity to Improve Physical Function in Older Adults Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Lung Cancer and Their Caregivers
City of Hope Medical Center
- Location
- Evanston, IL + 15 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The 1200 Patients Project: Studying the Implementation of Clinical Pharmacogenomic Testing
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dysbiosis & Long COVID
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Black and African Americans Connections to Parkinson's Disease (BLAAC PD)
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 10 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
MyPEEPS LITE Trial
Columbia University
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 16–29 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Reducing Overdose and Substance Use-related Stigma by Training Non-substance-using Friends and Family Members of People Who Use Opioids to Be Harm Reduction Champions
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Lung Cancer Screening in High-risk Black Individuals
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cytokine Response to Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Percutaneous Nerve Evaluation Trial Time
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Objective Assessment of Outcomes Following Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction / LYMPHA
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pathobiomes in Gut of Critically Ill Patients
University of Chicago
- Location
- Hyde Park, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Metabolic Endpoints for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Following Twelfth Cranial Nerve Stimulation
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Family Navigator Plus for Foster Parents
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Recovery in Humans With Tetraplegia
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy With Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) Study
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 9 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 3
Geriatric Evaluation and Management With Survivorship Health Education for Older Survivors of Cancer, GEM-S Trial
University of Rochester
- Location
- Alton, IL + 43 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Emotional Well-being and Measures of Healthy Aging
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Oxalate and Citrate
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Suture Repair vs Mesh Repair for Incisional Hernia
Clayton Petro
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Randomized Phase II Trial of Targeted Radiation With no Castration for Mcrpc
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Hines, IL + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Web-Based Toolkit to Improve Cancer-Related Emotional Distress and Anxiety in Rural Older Cancer Survivors
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
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.