Healthy volunteers · Massachusetts
Studies for healthy volunteers in Massachusetts
358 studies have at least one recruiting site in Massachusetts. 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.
358 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
Studies
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neonatal Platelet Transfusion Threshold Trial
NICHD Neonatal Research Network
- Location
- Boston, MA + 19 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Energy Dense Fueling for Cold-Weather Operations
United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
- Location
- Natick, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–39
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Breathing Mild Bouts of Low Oxygen on Limb Mobility After Spinal Injury
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- Location
- Cambridge, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
NIRS Monitoring in Premature Infants
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Registry and Natural History Study for Early Onset Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 30
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Synbiotic to Attenuate Resorption of the Skeleton
Hebrew SeniorLife
- Location
- Roslindale, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Bedtime Stories: Tailored Sleep Health Messaging for Caregivers
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
ACT Lung Health Intervention: Phase Two
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Postnatal Exercise to Activate Baby's Brown Fat
Joslin Diabetes Center
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mapping and Quantifying Lymphatic Drainage of the Arm's Alternate Pathway
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Digital Accessible Remote Olfactory Mediated Health Assessments for Preclinical AD
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Mixed Methods Pilot Trial of the STEP Home Workshop to Improve Reintegration and Reduce Suicide Risk for Recently Transitioned Veterans
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
The TEAM Study - Treatment Efficacy for Autism/Attention Using Mixed Amphetamine
Gagan Joshi
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–18
- 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
- Boston, MA + 15 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Maximizing Lymph Node Dissection on Fresh and Fixed Lung Cancer Resection Specimens
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Hematoma Block for Distal Radius Fracture
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluation of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Testing in a High-Risk Military Population: The Sentinel Study
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Star Matrix vs Autogenous Graft for Gingival Augmentation: Split-Mouth RCT
Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Lung Cancer Screening in High-risk Black Individuals
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Neuromodulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
TMS for Cognitive Decline in Aging and Preclinical AD
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genetic Studies of Strabismus, Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders (CCDDs), and Their Associated Anomalies
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Intermuscular Coherence as a Biomarker for ALS
University of Chicago
- Location
- Boston, MA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–90
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.