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
Effects of Operational Naps on Blood Pressure and Performance Among Night Shift Workers
University of Pittsburgh
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Vancomycin in TKAs
University of California, San Diego
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
FOCUS Bipolar: Families Opening Conversations for Understanding Signs
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 7+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Assessing the Influence of Habitual Beef Intake on Key Molecular Markers of Brain Health
South Dakota State University
- Location
- Brookings, SD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Brain Health in Transgender Adults
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Brain Connections for Arm Movement After Stroke
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Michigan Contraceptive Access, Research, and Evaluation Study Children: Phase 1
University of Michigan
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI + 8 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Survey of Current Interventional and Diagnostic Imaging Residents After Participation in Endovascular Simulator Training
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Integrating Food Rx With Best Feeding Practices With EFNEP
Baylor College of Medicine
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–64
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Gerofit Exercise on Cognition in Older Veterans
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- West Los Angeles, CA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Etonogestrel (ENG) Implant Insertion for Emergency Contraception With Oral Levonorgestrel (LNG) vs Placebo
Lori Gawron
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–35 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Holistic Care Partner Program Feasibility and Acceptability
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
FLASH-Breast: Evaluating the Efficacy of Fezolinetant in Reducing Vasomotor Symptoms in Women With Breast Cancer on Endocrine Therapy
Yale University
- Location
- New Haven, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
CAPABLE Care + Connect
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Precision Brain Stimulation to Reduce Cannabis Craving in Schizophrenia
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Linkage With Immediate Medications in the Emergency Department Study
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Brain Metabolism Observed at 3 Tesla or 7 Tesla in Health and Metabolic Disease
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 16–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cereset Research for Caregivers
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Reducing Blood Pressure in Mid-life Adult Binge Drinkers
The University of Texas at Arlington
- Location
- Arlington, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–64
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mechanisms of Behavioral Activation (BA)
Emory University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Exploring Virtual Reality Adventure Training Exergaming
The University of Texas at Arlington
- Location
- Arlington, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Modifying Adiposity Through Behavioral Strategies to Improve COVID-19 Rehabilitation
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Baltimore, MD + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Surgical Approach to Uterine Septum
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 22–44 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Breast Cancer Screening Adherence for Women at Moderate Risk for Breast Cancer
University of Southern California
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30–75 · Women 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.