Healthy volunteers · Minnesota
Studies for healthy volunteers in Minnesota
223 studies have at least one recruiting site in Minnesota. 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.
223 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
Studies
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 3
Study to Learn About Safety, Tolerability, and Immune Response of a Catch-up Pneumococcal Vaccine in Children and Adolescents
Pfizer
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN + 49 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Appetite and Cognition Response to a Breakfast Cereal
General Mills
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluation of the Q-Pad hrHPV Test System for Identifying Precancer
Qurasense
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 25+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
How's Your Balance?
RxFunction Inc.
- Location
- Saint Paul, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 3
A Study on the Safety of an Investigational Chickenpox Vaccine, When Given to Healthy Children, 12 to 15 Months of Age
GlaxoSmithKline
- Location
- Mankato, MN + 14 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Smartphone Twelve-Lead ECG Utility In ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction II
AliveCor
- Location
- Rochester, MN + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Helix Research Network
Helix, Inc
- Location
- Bloomington, MN + 13 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
cfDNA Assay Prospective Observational Validation for Early Cancer Detection and Minimal Residual Disease
Adela, Inc
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN + 15 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
InSpace Accelerated Rehabilitation Study
Stryker Endoscopy
- Location
- Rochester, MN + 10 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Parent-Child EF Intervention
Koronis Biomedical Technologies
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–5
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Brain Training for Substance Use Disorders
Neurotype Inc.
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Connect for Cancer Prevention Study (Connect)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN + 8 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Community Based Intervention to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in the Hispanic and East African Immigrant Community
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30–65 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Pilot Trial of Allogeneic Blood or Marrow Transplantation for Primary Immunodeficiencies
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Weight Loss Through Mayo Clinic Diet
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–64
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Leg Muscle Activity and Posture in Parkinson's Disease
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–76
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 3
Basal Cell Carcinoma Chemoprevention Trial
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN + 5 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Early Maladaptive Grief
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Pharmacogenetic Panel to Prevent Adverse Drug Reactions in Daily Primary Care Practice:
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- 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
- Minneapolis, MN + 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
- Maple Grove, MN + 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
- Rochester, MN + 23 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Test 2 Treat: Can we Improve the Testing and Treatment of High Cholesterol in Patients Who Have Been Hospitalized for a Cardiac Event by Providing Education to Doctors and Patients?
Duke University
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Use of CA125 and Complementary Biomarkers for the Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer in Low Risk Women
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN + 9 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–74 · 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.