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
University of Pittsburgh Brain Health Initiative
David Okonkwo, MD, PhD
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 29–59 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Advanced SPinal Innovations With Robotics and Enabling Technology Registry
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Aurora, CO + 6 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–21
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Cholinergic Integrity in Down Syndrome in Association With Aging, Alzheimer's Disease Pathology, and Cognition
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effectiveness and Implementation of a Clinician Decision Support System to Prevent Suicidal Behaviors
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis (OPC) and S-ECC
Temple University
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 10 mo–1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neurocognitive Effects of Non-Invasive Near-Infrared Light Stimulation
Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, PhD
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improving Psychological Outcomes for Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors Using a Self-Management Intervention
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
fMRI in CardiaC arrEst With Uncertain Prognosis
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Brookline, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Efficacy of Guselkumab in Treating Hailey Hailey Disease
Yale University
- Location
- New Haven, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Multilevel Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests in Patients With Abnormal Fecal Immunochemical Test Results, PROACT Trial
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
An Effectiveness Trial of the PrEP for WINGS Study
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Colonoscopy Surveillance Recommendations Algorithm in Clinical Practice
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Myelopathy
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- St Louis, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Prevention of Postpartum Smoking Relapse and Related Health Consequences by Breastfeeding Promotion
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Dyadic Sleep Health Approach for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Caregivers
University of California, Los Angeles
- Location
- La Jolla, CA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dynamic Critical Congenital Heart Screening With Addition of Perfusion Measurements
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Davis, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 1 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Gamma Light and Sound Stimulation to Prevent Dementia in Cognitively Normal People at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Investigation of Locus Coeruleus Function in Sustained Attention
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Sacramento, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
K-ORCA: Testing a Decision Support Tool and Group Process for Selecting Interventions
Chestnut Health Systems
- Location
- Eugene, OR
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Imaging Speech in Neurotypical Adults and Individuals With Cerebellar Stroke
University of Pittsburgh
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neuromodulation-assisted Ego-disengagement: The NEURO-EGO Study Stage 2
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Development of a Novel Evaluation Scale of Mental Body Representation (MBR) for Adults With Spinal Cord Injury
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Finding Emotional Empowerment and Lifelong Strength
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- Piscataway, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Deep Phenotyping Gait Deficits in Orthopedic Manifestations of Pediatric Cancer Patients
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Location
- Memphis, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–20
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.