Healthy volunteers · Ohio
Studies for healthy volunteers in Ohio
272 studies have at least one recruiting site in Ohio. 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.
272 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
More recruiting studies (pay not posted)
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Oral Health Intervention in Adult Primary Care
Case Western Reserve University
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Overlapping Pain Trajectory Study
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 10–19
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Vestibular Perceptual Learning on Vestibular Thresholds and Balance
Ohio State University
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65–89
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Development of MRF for Characterization of Brain Tumors After Radiotherapy
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Quantifying Motor Network Dynamics to Predict and Enhance Outcomes in Pediatric Dystonia
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–21
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sleep and Adolescent Vaccine Immunogenicity Pilot/Observational Study
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–12
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History Evaluation of Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) Types CMT1B, CMT2A, CMT4A, CMT4C, and Others
Michael Shy
- Location
- Columbus, OH + 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
- Columbus, OH + 17 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Frequency and Clinical Phenotype of BAP1 Hereditary Predisposition Syndrome
Mohamed Abdel-Rahman
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Early Investigation of Glucose Monitoring After Gestational Diabetes Pilot
Ohio State University
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Virtual Reality Viewing of Unaltered Streetscape Versus Digitally Manipulated Opposite Streetscape to Assess Psychosocial Response in Participants
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Proton MRI of MSK Disorders
Laura Walkup
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Impact of Novel vs. Usual Brand Menthol Cigarettes on Abuse Liability
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Attentional Biases, Reward Sensitivity, and Cognitive Control in Adults With Bipolar Disorder
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Interactive Roles of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Adiposity on Glucose and Vascular Control After Physical Inactivity
Miami University
- Location
- Oxford, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD)
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 22 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Regional Phenotyping of CF and Non-CF Bronchiectasis
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Surgical Thromboprophylaxis Practices in Oncology Patients Within the NCORP Network, STOP-VTE Study
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH + 101 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 44 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Diaphragmatic Hernia Research & Exploration, Advancing Molecular Science
Columbia University
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH + 10 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Investigating the Effect of the Non-nutritive Sweetener Sucralose in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Case Western Reserve University
- Location
- Chagrin Falls, OH + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating the Clinical Efficacy of Thulio vs. Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate
Smita De
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Comparing Reduction With ESD- Versus APC-TORe
Stephen Firkins
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Comparison of ALD, NASH, and Healthy Control Patients
The Cleveland Clinic
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
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.