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 volunteersPhase 4
Self-Adjusted Nitrous Oxide: A Feasibility Study in the Setting of Vasectomy
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–85 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Patient Registry and Biorepository (NAMDC)
Columbia University
- Location
- Boston, MA + 15 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Linked Outcomes in Various EEG-Hyperscanning Setups
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- Location
- Charlestown, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Montalcino Aortic Consortium: Precision Medicine for Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Location
- Boston, MA + 12 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Personalized Risk Estimation for Crohn's Disease (PRE-Crohn's): Implementation and Feasibility
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
REcovery From DEXmedetomidine-induced Unconsciousness
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Maternal Newborn Health Registry
NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
- Location
- Boston, MA + 7 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluation of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Testing in a High-Risk Population: The INFORM Study
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 22+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The CurePSP Genetics Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 35+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Prostate Cancer, Genetic Risk, and Equitable Screening Study (ProGRESS)
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55–69 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Glucose Consumption in MS Using [F-18]FDG-PET
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Whole vs. Nonfat Milk Consumption on Body Composition in Children
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 9–12
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Promoting Resilience in Early Survivorship Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–25
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Bioavailability of Ration Items Containing Tart Cherry Extract
United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
- Location
- Natick, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 17–39
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Executive Function Training for Children and Adolescents
Northeastern University
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Imaging Histone Deacetylase in the Heart
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
fMRI and IVCM Cornea Microscopy of CXL in Keratoconus
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study for Imaging the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Using a Retro-TCE Capsule
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Training Inner Speech in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–10
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
MRI Assessment of Placental Health
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Developing Fast Pediatric Imaging
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Early Life Stress and Depression: Molecular and Functional Imaging
Mclean Hospital
- Location
- Belmont, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–32 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cochlear Implants and Listening Effort: the Interaction of Cognitive and Sensory Constraints
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- Waltham, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
School Inner City Air Study
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–90
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.