Healthy volunteers · Maryland
Studies for healthy volunteers in Maryland
511 studies have at least one recruiting site in Maryland. 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.
511 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
More recruiting studies (pay not posted)
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mechanisms Underlying Individual Variations of Taste and Smell in Obesity
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Individual Variations of Taste and Smell Perception in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Study of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Longitudinal Studies of Patient With FPDMM
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Technical Development of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Biotivity A-C Membrane Socket Preservation Study
University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Longitudinal Deep Phenotyping of Central Mechanisms in Dysosmia: A Pilot Study Using Electrobulbogram (EBG), Functional MRI (fMRI), and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genetic Studies of Insulin and Diabetes
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6 mo–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Comprehensive Multimodal Analysis of Neuroimmunological Diseases of the Central Nervous System
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Development of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging Techniques for Imaging Metabolites in Human Brain and Muscle
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Characterization of Diseases With Salivary Gland Involvement
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mechanism of Non-invasive Magnetic Stimulation
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Collection of Bone Marrow Aspirate From Normal Volunteers
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History Study of CADASIL
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
New Heart Imaging Techniques to Evaluate Possible Heart Disease
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD)
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Baltimore, MD + 22 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Send-In Sample Collection for Comprehensive Analyses of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses During Acute COVID-19 and Convalescence
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Location
- Rockville, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Surgical Thromboprophylaxis Practices in Oncology Patients Within the NCORP Network, STOP-VTE Study
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Elkton, MD + 101 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Social Connection Collective for Older Adults in Subsidized Housing
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 62+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Natural History Study of Metabolic Sizing in Health and Disease
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Thrombosis and Inflammation in Vessels Initiative (TIVI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD + 44 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Influence of Brain Oscillation-Dependent TMS on Motor Function
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Technical and Translational Development of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 7–100
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.