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
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety Profile of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care (POPS)
Duke University
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–20
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Registry of Asthma Characterization and Recruitment 3 (RACR3)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Pimavanserin vs. Quetiapine for Treatment of Parkinson's Psychosis
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 8 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Tobacco Cut and Nicotine Form on the Abuse Liability of Moist Snuff
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
THRIVE Study: Understanding How Oral Nicotine Pouches Affect Public Health
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Robotic Versus Open Ventral Hernia Repair
Lucas Beffa
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Manipulating E-Cigarette Nicotine to Promote Public Health
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Integrative Medicine in Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease, 2.0
University of Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genetic Determinants of Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Case Western Reserve University
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 9 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Low Dose Tamoxifen With or Without Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Columbus, OH + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–74 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Fibrosis Lessens After Metabolic Surgery
The Cleveland Clinic
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Longitudinal Validation of CIRC Technologies
The Cleveland Clinic
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Impact of Irrisept in Reducing Urinary Tract Infection During Urethral Catheter Removal.
Ohio State University
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Self-collection for HPV Testing to Improve Cervical Cancer Prevention (SHIP) Trial (LMI-001-A-S04)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH + 17 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 25+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PPMI Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH + 29 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection Consortium
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
- Location
- Columbus, OH + 39 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
DNA Repair Activity in the Skin of Day and Night Shift Workers
Wright State University
- Location
- Fairborn, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Comprehensive HHT Outcomes Registry of the United States (CHORUS)
Cure HHT
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 15 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Acute Ketone Supplementation on the Brain
Christopher Crabtree
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Health-E You Efficacy Trial for Male Adolescents
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH + 7 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–21 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Comparison of Two Quantitative EMG Monitors for Deep Neuromuscular Block in Laparoscopic/Robotic and VATS Surgery
Ohio State University
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Curcumin & Astaxanthin for Lowering Triglyceride Readings and Inflammation
Medinutra LLC
- Location
- Dublin, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–59
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Tracking Early Emergence of Sound Perception Impairments in FXS With Multimodal fNIRS/EEG- Infant
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6 mo–2
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluation of Geriatric Assessment and Management for Older Adults With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy Radiation Therapy
City of Hope Medical Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+
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.