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
Comprehensive Outcomes for After Cancer Health
Pack Health
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Multi-Site Leukopak Repository Providing Annotated Biospecimens for Approved Investigator-Directed Biomedical Research Initiatives
Sanguine Biosciences
- Location
- Waltham, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–89
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Apple Women's Health Study
Apple Inc.
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
CMV-MVA Triplex Vaccination in HLA-Matched Related Stem Cell Donors for the Prevention of CMV Infection in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
City of Hope Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Preventing Depression of Chinese American Adolescents by RRE
Northeastern University
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Effects of Auditory Stimulation During Sleep on Brain Networks in Schizophrenia
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Charlestown, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
ShotBlocker During Intramuscular Injection Randomized Control Trial
Lauren Fortier
- Location
- Worcester, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8 mo–10 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
EXercise-induced PhysioLogical Adaptations In Neurological Disorders
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improving Jail Response to the Overdose Crisis: A Hybrid Trial of Jail ECHO to Improve MOUD Implementation and Public Health Outcomes
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Location
- Worcester, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History Evaluation of Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) Types CMT1B, CMT2A, CMT4A, CMT4C, and Others
Michael Shy
- Location
- Boston, MA + 17 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genetics of Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) - Modifiers of CMT1A, New Causes of CMT2
University of Iowa
- Location
- Boston, MA + 17 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Clinical and Genetic Evaluation of Individuals With Undiagnosed Disorders Through the Undiagnosed Diseases Network
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- Location
- Boston, MA + 23 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ear-Seizure Detection (EarSD) Study
Felicia Chu
- Location
- Worcester, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Nutrition for Precision Health, Powered by the All of Us
RTI International
- Location
- Boston, MA + 12 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
OCT Vibrography for Biomechanical Properties of Tissues
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Developing and Testing a Trauma-Informed Exercise Intervention for Women Veterans With Histories of Sexual Violence
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–65 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Targeting Specific Brain Networks to Treat Specific Symptoms in Depression
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study to Test the Diagnostic Potential of Brillouin Microscopy for Corneal Ectasia
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Combined Anabolic Therapy
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Project EMPOWER-OCD
Boston University Charles River Campus
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
DNA Analysis of Blood and Tissue From Patients With Lung Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD)
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Boston, MA + 22 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Modulation of Brain Oscillations Underlying Working Memory
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Charlestown, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Family Members at INcreased-risk for Developing Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14+
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.