Core: healthy volunteers
Studies for healthy volunteers recruiting now
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.
5,002 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
More recruiting studies (pay not posted)
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
guideSEQ: Genomic Understanding, Impact, Decision & Ethics in Prenatal Sequencing
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Intervention to Improve Parent Communication About Sexuality
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
SanaMente: A Peer-Led Program to Reduce Health Disparities in Rural Latino/a Communities
University of Colorado, Boulder
- Location
- Carbondale, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- 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
Skin Microbial Ecology in Atopic Dermatitis
University of Rochester
- Location
- Rochester, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Identifying and Caring for Individuals With Inherited Cancer Syndrome
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
- Location
- Portland, OR + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Testing the Effect of the Broccoli Seed and Sprout Extract, Avmacol ES, on the Cancer Causing Substances of Tobacco in Heavy Smokers
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Tucson, AZ + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Individual Closed-Loop Neuromodulation Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Charlestown, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Changing Youth Narratives on Firearm Violence ("Run It Up") Intervention
George Washington University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sodium in the Skin and Atopic Dermatitis
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Imaging Studies in Corticobasal Syndrome
Jennifer Whitwell
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- 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
Pain in Juvenile Arthritis
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- St Louis, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 9–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Resilient Families Feasibility Trial
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Family-Centered Implementation of Parent Training for Autistic Toddlers in Early Intervention
University of South Carolina
- Location
- Columbia, SC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–3
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
MicroRNAs as Biomarkers in First Episode Schizophrenia
Northwell Health
- Location
- Glen Oaks, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Identification of Phenotypic Factors That Predict Success for Weight Loss and Long-term Weight Maintenance
University of Michigan
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Incidence of Difficult Airway and Difficult Neuraxial Placement in Obstetric Patients
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Aging, Geriatric Syndromes and Clonal Hematopoiesis
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- St Louis, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Lung B.A.S.E.S. 4 Life Mobile Low-dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) Screening: Ages 40-54
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–54
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Trial of CORT108297 to Attenuate the Effects of Acute Stress in the Allocortex (CORT-X)
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Sleep Trial to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
University of Minnesota
- Location
- St Louis, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Evaluate the Effect of Atorvastatin on Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60–95
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Transcranial Magnetic Brain Stimulation to Reduce Cannabis Use in Heavy Cannabis Users
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
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.