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
Language Processing and TMS
Medical College of Wisconsin
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neural-Derived Plasma Exosomal MicroRNAs As Promising Novel Biomarkers for Suicidality and Treatment Outcome in Adolescents
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 10–24
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
ED90 of Epidural Bupivacaine With Lidocaine for the Initiation of Labor Analgesia
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Migraine in Adolescents
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- St Louis, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 10–13
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Impact of Sex and Age on Non-visual Light Input That Affects Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cultural Adaptation of Drug Treatment for DJJ Youth
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
ED90 of Bupivacaine After Lidocaine Test Dose With DPE and EPL
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
DORA and LP in Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers
University of Minnesota
- Location
- St Louis, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Switch or Quit R01
Medical University of South Carolina
- Location
- Charleston, SC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Person-Centered Quality Measurement and Management in a System for Addictions Treatment in New York State (Project 3)
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–64
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluation of the Pathobiology of CALR-mutated MPN Cells
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Charlotte, NC + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
CHAAMP (CHArlotte Advocate MGUS Project) Internal Pilot Study
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Endometriosis and Migraine
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- St Louis, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pre-malignant States to Hematologic Malignancies in Firefighters
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–49
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Effects of Exogenous Ketones on Cognitive Function
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 19–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Seminar in Unwavering Empowering Presence Optimized for Rehabilitation Teams
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Location
- Memphis, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Efficacy of Kera Sol Tears on Signs and Symptoms of Surgical Temporary Ocular Discomfort Syndrome (STODS) in Subjects Following LASIK
Vance Thompson Vision
- Location
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Increasing Mindfulness Engagement Project
Florida State University
- Location
- Tallahassee, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–29
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Chronic Radiation Cystitis and Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Patient Reported Outcomes and Urine Inflammatory Biomarkers
Rachel A. Moses
- Location
- Lebanon, NH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PAIRS: Friend-Based AISA Intervention
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–24 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neural Mechanisms of the Social Brain
Yale University
- Location
- New Haven, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Novel Digital Intervention to Prevent Paternal Postpartum Depression
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
- Location
- Providence, RI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Moving Yourself in Space and Time: MYSTIC
Emory University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–79
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Brain/Craving Response to Smoking Cues After Oral Nicotine Pouch Use
University of Southern California
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–55
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.