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
WeCare: A System of Care for Black Youth
New York University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–19
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cognitive Reserve and Response to Speech-Language Intervention in Bilingual Speakers With Primary Progressive Aphasia
Stephanie Grasso
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Trial of Precision Medicine in Emergency Departments
University of Florida
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Increasing Knowledge and Interest in Cancer Clinical Trials
Hayley Thompson
- Location
- Detroit, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Advancing Water Security: A Community Participatory School-Based Hydration Intervention
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Location
- Henrico, VA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mothers and CareGivers Investing in Children Study 2.0
University of Texas at Austin
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Breathing Practice for Brain and Mental Health in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Unidos Contra el VPH
University of Texas at Austin
- Location
- El Paso, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30–65 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Influence of "Likes" in Social Media Food Ads on Black and White Adolescents' Food Purchases - Study 2
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Racial Congruence, "Likes", and Food Images in Social Media Ads on Adolescents' Caloric Intake - Study 3
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neurobehavioral Signatures of Sign- and Goal-Tracking in Emerging Adults: Translation of a Preclinical Model
University of Michigan
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–22
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mitigating Neural Hypoexcitability and Weakness During Disuse in Women
Kansas State University
- Location
- Manhattan, KS
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–65 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Menstrual Cup for Early Endometrial Cancer Detection in Lynch Syndrome
Jessica D. St. Laurent, MD
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluation of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary
Methodist Health System
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Impact of Targeted Therapy on Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment
University of Rochester NCORP Research Base
- Location
- Rochester, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study of the Natural Progression of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Feasibility Study for Fibroblast Autologous Skin Grafts
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Gut and Skin Microbiome in Vitiligo Disease Progression
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–89
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Village-Integrated Eye Worker Trial II
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Autologous Volar Fibroblast Injection Into the Stump Site of Amputees
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
EBT Fruit and Vegetable Prescription
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Location
- Knoxville, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–10
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Building Resilient Families
Loma Linda University
- Location
- Loma Linda, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–11
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Developmental Impacts of Microplastics Exposure in Early Life
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Investigation of Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) Using [11C]-CS1P1
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- St Louis, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+
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.