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
Menstrual Cup for Early Endometrial Cancer Detection in Lynch Syndrome
Jessica D. St. Laurent, MD
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Research Network General Anesthesia Registry
Yale University
- Location
- Boston, MA + 32 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–55 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Analysis of Lumbar Spine Stenosis Specimens for Identification of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
Columbia University
- Location
- Boston, MA + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Longitudinal Investigation of Sleep, Memory, and Brain Development Across the Nap Transition
University of Maryland, College Park
- Location
- Amherst, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–5
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pilot Study Evaluating the Impact of Stress Reduction on Atherosclerotic : Heart and Mind Study
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Multisite Implementation of COMPRENDO
University of California, San Diego
- Location
- Boston, MA + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Category Learning Retention in Adults With and Without Developmental Language Disorder
University of Delaware
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effectiveness of Cognitive Training in Older and Younger Adults
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Boston, MA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Nitric Oxide Consumption as a Predictor of Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Prospective Longitudinal Observational Cohort Study of Pregnant Women Residing at High Altitude in Bolivia
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Social Needs Screening and Chronic Diseases Study (WE CARE)
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Location
- Worcester, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Ph 2 Elacestrant in ER Positive Uterine Sarcomas
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Multi-Component Breath Alcohol Intervention Phase 3
Northeastern University
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–25
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Word Learning in Bilingual Typical and Late Talking Children: The Role of Meaning and Input
Boston University Charles River Campus
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–2
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neural Correlates of Stress and Perceived Control in Adolescent Depression
Mclean Hospital
- Location
- Belmont, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–18 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Mindfulness-based Neurofeedback for Adolescents With Elevated Repetitive Negative Thinking
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–21
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Pharmaco-Neuroimaging Studies of Approach/Avoidance Behaviors and Post-Mortem Studies: Pharmacological Manipulation
Mclean Hospital
- Location
- Belmont, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Testing Effects of Melatonin on Uterine Contractions in Women
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–35 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Breaking Silence Through Story: A Narrative Medicine Intervention for Parents of Children With Urogenital Conditions
Sarah Schlegel
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Overcoming the Barriers to Effective Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation in Humans
Northeastern University
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Prostate Cancer Screening for People at Genetic Risk for Aggressive Disease, PATROL Study
University of Washington
- Location
- Boston, MA + 6 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+ · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Implementing Scalable, PAtient-centered, Team-based, Technology-enabled Care for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (iPATH)
Stanford University
- Location
- Boston, MA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Music Use in Parturients Admitted to Labor & Delivery
Tufts Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Influences of Long-acting Reversible Contraceptives on Iron Status and Physiological Responses to Extreme Environments in Women
United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
- Location
- Natick, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40 · Women only
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.