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
Subscap Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–95
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Novel Approach to Upper Extremity Amputation to Augment Volitional Control and Restore Proprioception
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Bethesda, MD + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Predicting Future Errors During Skill Performance
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History, Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Severe HPV-Related Diseases (Neptune)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Stroke
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Location
- Baltimore, MD + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ocular Blood Flow Imaging for Glaucoma Assessment
University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–88
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
CT TAVR Abdomen Study
University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–88
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Integrating Free-choice Marketplace, dieTitian coacHing, cultuRally Tailored messagIng to improVE Blood Pressure
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research
University of Nebraska
- Location
- Randallstown, MD + 41 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 19–110
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Molecular Genetics Studies of Cancer Patients and Their Relatives
City of Hope Medical Center
- Location
- Bethesda, MD + 33 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Deep Phenotyping of Hearing Instability Disorders: Cohort Establishment, Biomarker Identification, Development of Novel Phenotyping Measures, and Discovery of Therapeutic Targets
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Anatomical and Functional Imaging Correlates of Chronic Pain in Cerebral Palsy
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
- Location
- Baltimore, MD + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cognitive Outcomes After Brain Substructure-informed Radiation Planning in Pediatric Patients
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- Location
- Baltimore, MD + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–26
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Alcohol (PIA) - A Natural History Study
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study of Opportunistic Salpingectomy to Prevent Ovarian Cancer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Location
- Baltimore, MD + 8 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Investigating New Methods to Study Movement in Children and Young Adults With Movement Disorders.
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–25
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improving Psychological Outcomes for Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors Using a Self-Management Intervention
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Subjects With Retinal Vascular Disease
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
e-ALIGN: A Patient Portal-based Intervention to Align Medications With What Matters Most
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Feasibility Study for Fibroblast Autologous Skin Grafts
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Autologous Volar Fibroblast Injection Into the Stump Site of Amputees
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Developmental Impacts of Microplastics Exposure in Early Life
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Skeletal Muscle Energetics and Fatiguability in Older Individuals
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pathological Basis of MRI Signal Changes in Multiple Sclerosis
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- 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.