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
Investigating Patient Satisfaction With Smart Knee Implants
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Oxalate and Citrate in Humans - Response to Citrate
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mindfulness Walking Intervention to Enhance Resilience (iWalk)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Location
- Urbana, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–110
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Furthering Equity Through Infant Feeding EDucation and Support
Endeavor Health
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Immune Status After Being on Call for 24 Hrs
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Blood Flow Restriction Following Hip Arthroscopy
Rush University Medical Center
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Target ALS Biomarker Study; Longitudinal Biofluids, Clinical Measures, and At Home Measures
Target ALS Foundation, Inc.
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 9 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Soy Isoflavones For Inner City Infants At Risk For Asthma (SIRA) Study
Rajesh Kumar
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2 mo–1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating the Status of Complex Aneuploidy to Locate Additional Transferrable Embryos
Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center
- Location
- Highland Park, IL + 9 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
A Pilot Clinical Evaluation of Astepro® Nasal Spray for Management of Early SARS-CoV-2 Infection
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Patient Outcome Reporting for Timely Assessments of Life With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
American Joint Replacement Registry
American Joint Replacement Registry
- Location
- Rosemont, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Testing Educational Modalities for Temporomandibular Disorders Curriculum
Midwestern University
- Location
- Downers Grove, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mapping Corticoreticulospinal Motor Control in Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Studying Health Outcomes After Treatment in Patients With Retinoblastoma
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 9 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Advanced Cures Registry (FSR-SARC Registry)
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 7+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
DNA Methylation and Vascular Function
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Technology-Enhanced Asthma Care in Children at Clinic and Home Study
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Point of Care Testing for Presence of Current and or Previous T. Gondii Infection
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Alcohol and the Social Brain: An Alcohol-Administration Hyperscanning Study Employing a Within-Subject Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Location
- Champaign, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–30
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
UIC Multi-Ethnic DCM Registry
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effect of the Youth Mindful Awareness Program on Negative Affect (YMAP2).
Vanderbilt University
- Location
- Evanston, IL + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Piloting a Culturally Adapted Suicide Prevention for Black Students in Chicago
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–15
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Prophylactic Minimally Invasive Surfactant Evaluation
Endeavor Health
- Location
- Evanston, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
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.