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
A Randomized Control Trial of Conversations Advancing Resilience and Empowerment (CARE) Intervention
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Location
- Edinburg, TX + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–49 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
ICU CONNECT: Study Comparing EMG in Healthy Volunteers and ICU Patients.
Endeavor Health
- Location
- Evanston, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Subscap Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–95
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Fiber Food Introduction in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4 mo–18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
MRI Neurofeedback and Brain Circuits Related to Motivation in Healthy Participants
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mastery Learning in Communication Skills
Heather Ballard
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Robot-assisted Training in Children With CP
Cook Children's Health Care System
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Tracking Early Emergence of Sound Perception Impairments in FXS With Multimodal fNIRS/EEG- Infant
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6 mo–2
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Anticholinergic Deprescription in Schizophrenia
Deepak K. Sarpal, M.D.
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Autobiographical Memory in Opioid Use Disorder
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Healthy School Recognized Campus: A Hybrid Type 2 Implementation-Effectiveness Trial
Texas A&M University
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–16
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Metabolic and Genetic Drivers of Body Composition Changes Following Weight Loss Surgery
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
- Location
- Galveston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Mindful Walking Neural Correlates of Executive Function in SC Older Adults at Risk of Dementias
University of South Carolina
- Location
- Columbia, SC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Venous Distension Reflex and Orthostatic Hypertension
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Location
- Hershey, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Novel Approach to Upper Extremity Amputation to Augment Volitional Control and Restore Proprioception
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Bethesda, MD + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Preventing Vulnerable Child Syndrome in the NICU With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PreVNT Trial)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
AMI Construction in Lower Extremity Residual Limbs
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Medrol Dosepak for Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty
Rush University Medical Center
- Location
- Oak Brook, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Microbiome Dysfunction in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Survivors
University of Florida
- Location
- Gainesville, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–110
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Affirmative Psychotherapy for Sexual Minority Women's Mental and Behavioral Health
Yale University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Disparities in Emergency Contraceptive Metabolism Dictate Efficacy
Oregon Health and Science University
- Location
- Portland, OR
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
The Effect of Sulfasalazine on CRH Levels in Pregnant Women
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- New Brunswick, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Care Transitions App for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sexual Health Advocacy for Guys - a Text Messaging-based HIV Prevention Program for Guys Who Are Into Guys
Center for Innovative Public Health Research
- Location
- San Clemente, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–22 · Men 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.