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 volunteersPhase 4
Adaptions and Resiliency to Multi-Stressor OpeRations
Bradley Nindl
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cortical Excitability in Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
University of Pittsburgh
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Streamlining Telehealth for Expanded PrEP Utilization Through Community Partnerships
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 16+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improving Care Transitions for Medicaid Insured Individuals With Co-occurring Serious Mental Illness
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PopSci CHW4CervixHealth
Thomas Jefferson University
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 25–65 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Automated IADL Sensing to Refine Measurement of Older Adult Daily Activity
University of Pittsburgh
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 75+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genetic Determinants of Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Case Western Reserve University
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 9 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
DE-RESTRICT: Deimplementing Activity Restriction for Preterm Birth Prevention
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Caregiver-Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention Intervention Pilot Trial
University of Pittsburgh
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating Verbal Communication in Structured Interactions: Theoretical and Clinical Implications
Penn State University
- Location
- University Park, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neurobehavioral Changes Following Spaceflight Stressors
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Healthy Volunteers Enteral Nutrition Study (HEN)
James Lewis
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Ketogenic Diet on Alcohol Intoxication
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History Study of and Genetic Modifiers in Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Lauren Moore
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 13 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Comparison of Breast Cancer Screening With CESM to DBT in Women With Dense Breasts
American College of Radiology
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 10 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–74 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Self-collection for HPV Testing to Improve Cervical Cancer Prevention (SHIP) Trial (LMI-001-A-S04)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 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
- Philadelphia, PA + 29 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2/Phase 3
A Study of Potential Disease Modifying Treatments in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA + 11 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2/Phase 3
A Study of a Potential Disease Modifying Treatment in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA + 11 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improving Prosthetic Arms for Amputee: A Better Fit and More Functionality
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Brain-Stomach Circuits in Chronic Nausea
David Levinthal
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection Consortium
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 39 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Examining the Efficacy of the PRAISE With Coaching Program
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
An Acceptance-Based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Diverse Adolescents
Nemours Children's Clinic
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–19 · 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.