Healthy volunteers · North Carolina
Studies for healthy volunteers in North Carolina
250 studies have at least one recruiting site in North Carolina. 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.
250 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
Studies
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Aimovig Pregnancy Exposure Registry
Amgen
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–99 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pilot Study for Colorectal Cancer and Advanced Adenoma Detection With the Mainz Biomed Colorectal Cancer Test
Mainz Biomed
- Location
- Morrisville, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Registry of Arthrex Hand and Wrist Products
Arthrex, Inc.
- Location
- Durham, NC + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Outcomes Following Combined Adductoplasty™ and Lapiplasty® (MTA3D)
Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Location
- Morrisville, NC + 8 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Treatment to Lift Facial Lax Skin and Improve Facial Wrinkles Using Precise and Lift Applicators
Sofwave Medical LTD
- Location
- Durham, NC + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 35–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Project Mountain - Comparing SpO2 and SaO2 for Accuracy
Philips Clinical & Medical Affairs Global
- Location
- Durham, NC + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Women s Health Awareness Community Resiliency, Environmental Action and Collaborations for Health (REACH)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Post-Operative Cesarean Section Cosmesis
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–44 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Oxygen Toxicity: Mechanisms in Humans
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Intraoperative OCT Guidance of Intraocular Surgery II
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 3
Basal Cell Carcinoma Chemoprevention Trial
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Durham, NC + 5 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Enhancing PrEP Uptake and Retention Among Latine TGW and GBM in the South Using Long-Acting Injectable PrEP
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Study of the Effect of Innate on the Inflammatory Response to Endotoxin
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History Evaluation of Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) Types CMT1B, CMT2A, CMT4A, CMT4C, and Others
Michael Shy
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC + 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
- Chapel Hill, NC + 17 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Environmental Risk Factors for the Anti-synthetase Syndrome
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Clinical and Genetic Evaluation of Individuals With Undiagnosed Disorders Through the Undiagnosed Diseases Network
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- Location
- Durham, NC + 23 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Trial of Ovarian Vein and Pelvic Vein Embolization in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Varices
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
SER Familia: A Family-Based Intervention Addressing Syndemic Conditions Among Latino Families
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Prospective Registry of ADC as First- and Second-line Treatment for Breast Cancer
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- Durham, NC + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ultrasound Imaging of the Head, Neck, and Airway
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History of the Human Biological Response to Environmental Exposure and Injury
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Nutrition for Precision Health, Powered by the All of Us
RTI International
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC + 12 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- 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
- Durham, NC + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–65 · 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.