Healthy volunteers · Pennsylvania
Studies for healthy volunteers in Pennsylvania
330 studies have at least one recruiting site in Pennsylvania. 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.
330 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
Studies
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Racial-Ethnic Socialization Competency (VIP-RACE)
Penn State University
- Location
- Harrisburg, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 10–14
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Hands and Hearts Together
University of Maryland, College Park
- Location
- Bethlehem, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8 mo+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
TrialNet Pathway to Prevention of T1D
University of South Florida
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA + 16 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Drinking in Young Adult Duos (DYAD) Study
Carnegie Mellon University
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–30
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Temple Health Chest Initiative (THCI 2.0)
Temple University
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Using Bitter Taste Receptor Blockers to Improve the Palatability of Pediatric Medicines
Monell Chemical Senses Center
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The ME&MG Digital Solution for Autonomous Assessment of Myasthenia Gravis
Ad scientiam
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 8 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Increasing Food Literacy in Preschoolers to Reduce Obesity Risk
Penn State University
- Location
- University Park, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–6
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Testing Strategies to Improve Substance Misuse Prevention Research Use in State Policy Contexts
Penn State University
- Location
- University Park, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dilated Cardiomyopathy Detection Using AI and Screening With Mobile Technology (DCM-DETECT)
Lancaster General Hospital
- Location
- Lancaster, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Effects of an Acute Dose of a Betalain-rich Concentrate on Repeated-sprint Cycling Performance and Recovery.
Drexel University
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Strict Versus Permissive Thresholds for Initiation of Pharmacotherapy in Gestational Diabetes (START 2)
Thomas Jefferson University
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Strict Versus Permissive Thresholds for Initiation of Pharmacotherapy in Gestational Diabetes
Thomas Jefferson University
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Reducing Urban Cervical Cancer Disparities
Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Novel Glaucoma Diagnostics
Wills Eye
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genomic Risk in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Enroll -HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort
CHDI Foundation, Inc.
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 51 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
REFINE Study: A Study In a Novel Interspinous Fusion Device In Subjects With Low Back Pain
Pacific Research Institute
- Location
- Chadds Ford, PA + 8 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
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.