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 volunteers
A Molecular Anatomic Imaging Analysis of Tau in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 35+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study of Invasive Hemodynamic for MACHD Registry
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ultrasound Perfusion Estimation for Assessment of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Effects of Ondansetron on Gastrointestinal Sensorimotor Dysfunctions in Diabetes Mellitus and Dyspepsia
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of a 5-Week Probiotic Supplementation Intervention on Markers of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–30
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Adipose Tissue Blood Flow in Aging Humans
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Creation of a Biospecimen Repository From Patients With Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mayo AVC Registry and Biobank
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Just-in-Time Training for Youth Mentors
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Glucagon on Fasting Insulin Secretion and Glucose Metabolism in Subjects Without Type 2 Diabetes
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 25–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improvements in Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography and Perfusion and Non-Contrast MRI
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genetic Investigations in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Effects of Exercise on Immune Phenotype of Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Global Study of the PETAL Consortium
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Rochester, MN + 9 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Determining the Effect of Six Weeks of Cannabis Abstinence on Fronto- Striatal fMRI Markers in Adolescents With Cannabis Use Disorder (ABSCAN)
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Multi-Cancer Detection Observational Cohort Study
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Standardized Counseling Approach to Preoperative Education in Transmasculine Individuals Receiving Gender-affirming Surgery
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Hematopoiesis in MBL and CLL Versus Healthy Age-Matched Control Subjects
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Gii'Igoshimong: Sitting With Your First Family
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Location
- Duluth, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pleural Space Saline Irrigation in Addition to Standard Intrapleural Thrombolytic Therapy in Empyema/Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Brain Vascular and Neural Function Linked to Balance Across the Adult Lifespan
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–95
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Identification and Differentiation of Thyroid Nodules by Acoustic Imaging and Viscoelastic Parameters
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Reduced Immunosuppression in Older Renal Transplant Recipients With Trugraf®/TRAC Monitoring (RIOT Trial): A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial.
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Vestibular and Cortical Contributions to Transitions in Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–80
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.