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
TrialNet Pathway to Prevention of T1D
University of South Florida
- Location
- Boston, MA + 16 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Get Social Media and Risk-Reduction Training
University of Virginia
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
TENS Unit for Analgesia During IUD Insertion
Tufts Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–50 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Communicating Uncertainties Associated With the Benefits and Risks of New Cancer Drugs
London School of Economics and Political Science
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Leveraging Social Networks to Improve Sleep and Mindfulness Among Older Adults in Residential Housing Facilities
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Mobile Gaming App to Improve Adherence to PrEP
Rhode Island Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–34
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Best Practice Advisories to Reduce Inequities in Technology Use for People With Type 1 Diabetes
T1D Exchange, United States
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–95
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Personalized Responses to Dietary Composition Trial 3
Zoe Global Limited
- Location
- Needham, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pilot of an Online Sexual Health Program
Wellesley College
- Location
- Wellesley, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sleep-dependent Learning in Aging
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Location
- Amherst, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Intravenous Iron Effects on Performance at High Altitude
United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
- Location
- Natick, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
ALS Research Collaborative
ALS Therapy Development Institute
- Location
- Watertown, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
IConquerMS™ - a Patient-Powered Research Network for Multiple Sclerosis
Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
- Location
- Waltham, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mindfulness for Cognition in Early-stage Alzheimer's Disease
VA Boston Healthcare System
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Effects of Caffeine on Reinforcement Learning in Healthy Adults Using PET/MRI
Hsiao-Ying Wey
- Location
- Charlestown, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Function of Biphasic Sleep in Infants
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Location
- Amherst, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 10 mo–1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
MyVHL: Patient Natural History Study
Joshua Mann, MPH
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Enroll -HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort
CHDI Foundation, Inc.
- Location
- Boston, MA + 51 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PRenatal and Obstetric Maternal Exposures and ISlet Autoantibodies in Early Life
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Boston, MA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Clinical Trial of Pulsed-dye Laser Versus Timolol Topical Solution Versus Observation on the Growth of Hemangioma in Newborn
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 4 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Triage Survey for Neurology Research Eligibility
Adams Clinical
- Location
- Watertown, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Gamma-Music Based Intervention for Mild Alzheimer's Disease
Northeastern University
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–95
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.