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
DOSC and Association With Neighborhood Opportunity: Phase II
Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Bridging the Gap: Educating Patients on Social Determinants of Health to Improve Epilepsy Surgery Access and Outcomes
Anny Reyes
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Alpha Auditory Entrainment for Cognitive Enhancement and Sensory Hypersensitivity in Youth With Developmental Disorders
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–10
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Spine Phenome Project
Ohio State University
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Inflammatory Challenge in Human Aggression.
Ohio State University
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neonatal Platelet Transfusion Threshold Trial
NICHD Neonatal Research Network
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH + 19 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Breast Cancer Study Tracking Risk Awareness of Alcohol Consumption and Improving Knowledge in Young Adult Women
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–25 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Preoperative Weight Loss for Open Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Benjamin T. Miller
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Speech-in-noise Perception in Autism and Fragile X
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Chicago Parent Program for Foster and Kinship Caregivers
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Living Well With Advanced Breast Cancer
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Heart Institute Biobank & Registry for Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Related Disorders
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 16+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Linking Somatic Mutation Rate With Baseline Exposure in East Palestine
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Safety of RSV Preventive Monoclonal Antibody
Duke University
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo–7 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Telephone-based Physical Activity Coaching or Self Monitored Physical Activity to Improve Physical Function in Older Adults Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Lung Cancer and Their Caregivers
City of Hope Medical Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH + 15 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Studying the Health Perceptions and Social Behaviors of Graduate Students at the Ohio State University for the Development of Effective Oral Nicotine Pouch Addictive Risk Communication
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Analysis of Anterior Chamber Inflammation by Optical Coherence Tomography
The Cleveland Clinic
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genetics of Uveitis
The Cleveland Clinic
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Preventing Athlete Under-fueling Through Nutrition.
Case Western Reserve University
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Interrater Reliability and Feasibility of the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric for Use in Physical Therapy Simulation
Youngstown State University
- Location
- Youngstown, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Ohio State University Dermatology Biorepository
Ohio State University
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Black and African Americans Connections to Parkinson's Disease (BLAAC PD)
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 10 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Literacy Instruction Through Media for Everyone
Ohio State University
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–4
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pistachio Intake and Nutrition-Related Outcomes in Individuals on GLP-1 Therapy
Ian J. Neeland, MD
- Location
- Clevland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
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.